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The New York City Police Department released footage Tuesday nighttime of its ambush wrong a Columbia University building aft being fixed support to return it backmost from anti-Israel agitators.
Hamilton Hall, which was overtaken precocious Monday night, was cleared astatine astir 11 p.m. Tuesday aft a astir two-hour cognition by NYPD officers, astir of whom were successful riot gear. The encampment connected field was besides cleared of agitators, only their tents remained erstwhile nan ambush was over.
Officers moved successful connected nan occupied building astatine 9 p.m. Tuesday aft activity astatine Columbia requested their assistance.
"@Columbia has requested our assistance to return backmost their campus, which has seen disturbing acts of violence, forms of intimidation & demolition of property," NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry posted connected X.
ANTISEMITIC RIOT AT COLUMBIA REACHES BOILING POINT AS AGITATORS TAKE OVER ACADEMIC BUILDING, BARRICADE DOORS
New York City Police officers successful riot cogwheel entered Hamilton Hall astatine Columbia University astatine astir 9 p.m. connected Tuesday aft nan schoolhouse requested constabulary return backmost nan building from anti-Israel agitators. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The footage from nan ambush showed officers climbing ladders to participate Hamilton Hall done second-floor windows. Once wrong nan building, short video clips released by nan NYPD showed officers moving chairs that were barricading doors and breaking into rooms that were locked.
"@NYPDnews is dispersing nan unlawful encampment and persons barricaded wrong of assemblage buildings and restoring order," Daughtry continued connected X. "We are successful changeless connection pinch assemblage officials. Our privilege is and ever will beryllium nationalist information for all."
New York City Police officers successful riot cogwheel besides entered Hamilton Hall done second-floor windows during a ambush to region anti-Israel agitators. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Fox News confirmed nan NYPD utilized astatine slightest 4 "distraction devices," which are typically light-sound devices for illustration flashbangs aliases a powder complaint successful a canister, to clear nan agitators retired of Hamilton Hall. Tear state was not used, contempt section reports.
An apprehension full was not disposable Tuesday night, but constabulary said location was nary unit during nan ambush and location were nary injuries reported.
The NYPD said Hamilton Hall was cleared by astir 11 p.m. connected Tuesday. The full number of arrests was not instantly available. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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A letter from nan university Tuesday nighttime defended its determination to telephone nan NYPD for backup successful regaining power of Hamilton Hall. In nan letter, posted connected X by Daughtry, Columbia said nan building was taken complete aft personification hid wrong of it until aft it was closed pinch nan intent of occupying nan building. That personification past fto different group inside.
"We judge that while nan group who collapsed into nan building progressive students, it is led by individuals who are not affiliated pinch nan University. The individuals who person occupied Hamilton Hall person vandalized University spot and are trespassing," nan missive publication successful part.
Anti-Israel agitators collapsed into Columbia University's Hamilton Hall precocious Monday nighttime pinch nan volition of occupying nan building during a weekslong protestation against Israel's warfare successful Gaza, nan assemblage said. (Alex Kent/Getty Images)
Columbia said owed to "serious information concerns," it was near pinch "no choice" different than to activity thief from nan NYPD aft nan building was occupied.
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The escalating unit of anti-Israel agitators astatine Columbia prompted nan assemblage to petition nan NYPD's beingness connected field done astatine slightest May 17 – 2 days past graduation.
