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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Protestors chanted and waved Palestinian flags Saturday during the University of Michigan’s commencement ceremony.

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About 50 people were involved in the protests, according to The Associated Press.

When the ceremony was interrupted, the 78th U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, was addressing the crowd, CNN reported.

“I’m extremely proud as a Cuban-American who came to this country as an immigrant and who also chose to serve for 26 years in uniform to again protect the liberties of all Americans to protest peacefully in this country,” Del Toro said.

There was also a plane overhead that said “divest from Israel now! Free Palestine,” according to The New York Times. Another plane had a different banner that was in contrast said “We stand with Israel. Jewish lives matter.”

The University of Michigan’s deputy police chief and public information officer said that no one was arrested, according to CNN.

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