Police break up anti-war protest camp on Case Western Reserve University campus [Video]

CLEVELAND — An anti-war student encampment at Case Western Reserve University protesting Israel was broken up by police on Monday morning.

Joining similar actions on college campuses across the world, around 50 students occupied the KSL Oval on the campus around 9:30 a.m.

Protesters demanded that the school’s administration divest itself from companies connected to Israel.

At around 10:30 a.m., police ripped down tents and briefly detained nearly two dozen protesters.

This was the scene before that happened.

The protesters were let go after giving their information to police.

This was the scene after.

The university released the following statement regarding the protest:

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