“UT Austin protests: Troops marching through University of Texas calling for pro-Palestine protesters to disperse; 10 arrested [Video]

AUSTIN, Texas — State troopers and University of Texas law enforcement are responding to pro-Palestine protests at the Austin campus Wednesday afternoon.

According to a call by ABC News, a junior at the university who did not participate in the protest said he witnessed multiple arrests.

“Their hands looked like they were in restraints,” he told ABC News, adding that they were perhaps “zip ties.”

UT Austin confirmed that 10 people have been arrested.

The student described protestors flanking both sides of mounted police and state troopers clad in riot gear.

In a separate call with ABC News, the Austin Police Department said its role is only in assisting the main agency responding to the campus events, the UT Police Department; they are not booking individuals.

Austin PD noted that the Texas Department of Public Safety is also assisting UTPD.

The school’s paper, The Daily Texan, reported roughly 50 state troopers were seen in riot gear and issued a two-minute warning for …