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University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins released a statement Wednesday afternoon providing an account of last night and this morning’s unrest and violence and emphasized steps the university would be taking to prevent something similar from happening in the future.
University of Arizona community members along with other individuals continued pro-Palestine efforts on April 30. An encampment was set up near Park Avenue and University Boulevard where a commitment was made by those organizing the protest to stay past the 10:30 p.m. curfew set by the UA. That night, a heavy police force local.
Conflict broke out between pro-Palestine demonstrators, law enforcement and counter protestors at a demonstration late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, with police deploying tear gas and using physical force to tear down a pro-Palestine encampment.