Paris police remove pro-Palestine students occupying Sciences Po university

Police in Paris entered France's prestigious Sciences Po university on Friday and removed student activists who had occupied its buildings in protest against Israel's war on Gaza.

A student told Reuters that police took out many of the around 70 protesters who had spent Thursday night occupying one of the university's main buildings.

Protesters have declined an ultimatum by university officials to clear large parts of the building and restrict their movement to a determined smaller area, according to the student.

The university was closed for the day on Friday, with a heavy police presence around its main building.