Violence erupts at UCLA campus between rival Gaza protest groups

University vice-chancellor condemns ‘horrific acts of violence’ as footage shows people wielding sticks

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Violent clashes have broken out on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles after counter demonstrators tried to tear down barricades surrounding a pro-Palestine protest encampment.

Aerial footage from the broadcaster KABC, an affiliate of ABC, showed people wielding sticks or poles to attack wooden boards being held up as a makeshift barricade to protect pro-Palestinian protesters, some holding placards or umbrellas.