WashU: More than 80 arrested on campus during pro-Palestine protest [Video]

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Washington University students established an encampment on campus Saturday to call for divestment from Boeing, which manufactures weapons as well as planes, and in a show of support for Palestinians in Gaza.

A few hours after the protest began, police began making arrests. The student group Resist WashU said more than 60 protesters were arrested. First Alert 4 has asked Washington University for the number of arrests made, the school said more than 80 protesters were arrested.

This comes as universities around the United States have set up encampments to protest the war between Israel-Hamas war.

When First Alert 4 reached out to the university for comment. The school later sent the following statement:

Today a large group of individuals entered the Washington University campus with the intention of causing a significant disruption to the university. The group, which included WashU students and employees as well as many …