Pro Palestinian Protesters in an encampment at the ucla campus in california have been told to disperse by police or face arrest. These are live pictures outside the camp, where more and more students are gathering to show their support, as demonstrations against the war in Gaza Continue at universities across the United States. Earlier, californias governor, gavin newsom, has accused the police of being too slow to respond after Counter Demonstrators attacked the camp on tuesday night. In texas, riot police broke up a similar encampment, accusing the demonstrators of breaching trespass laws. Well have a report from texas in a minute, but first lets go live to los angeles where we can speak to our correspondent Helena Humphrey who is at the ucla campus. So the ucla protests have been declared unlawful by police. Im assuming those are Police Standing behind you. I understand the encampments, the protests, have been declared unlawful. What does that now mean . ,. , mean . Thats right. T
In california have been told to disperse by police or face arrest. These are live pictures outside the camp, where its nowjust after 1am local time. More and more students are gathering to show their support, as demonstrations against the war in Gaza Continue at universities across the United States. Earlier, californias governor, gavin newsom, accused the police of being too slow to respond after Counter Demonstrators attacked the camp on tuesday night. In texas, riot police broke up a similar encampment, accusing the demonstrators of breaching trespass laws. Lets hear from our correspondent Helena Humphrey who is at the ucla campus live for us. Welcome and take us through what is happening right now. You welcome and take us through what is happening right now. Happening right now. You can hear the chanting happening right now. You can hear the chanting behind happening right now. You can hear the chanting behind me, happening right now. You can hear the chanting behind me, chantingl
Newsom accused the police of being too slow to respond, after Counter Demonstrators attacked the camp on tuesday night. In texas, riot police broke up a similar encampment, accusing the demonstrators of breaching trespass laws. Lets hear from our correspondent helena humphrey, who is at the ucla campus live for us. Hello, welcome to you. Just in the last while, we understand there has been a number of new police, to support the ranks already there . That is right. In terms of who exactly those officers are, you were describing the california Highway Patrol, we understand they are those people who will be going in to the encampment, where here, we can also see the presence of the lapd as well, to really enforce security. What you can see behind me is a human chain that has been developing in the last few moments. That is to resist further movement of the police, people have been telling me because you can see over in this direction, it is that stand off, but is continuing with police. W