French university calls in police to break up pro-Palestinian protest

France's Sciences Po, one of the country's top universities, called in police to break up an unauthorised pro-Palestinian encampment on Wednesday, as Israel's siege and bombardment of Gaza sparks a wave of anger across campuses in the US and western Europe.

Around 60 students started an encampment at one of the institution's Paris campuses earlier in the day, but within four hours, university administrators called in police to break up the sit-in after some students refused to leave.

University officials said in a statement that it was "decided that the police would evacuate the site" after the protest was accused of causing "tensions".

The protesters had been demanding that Sciences Po stop funnelling endowment money to Israeli companies and other businesses, like weapons manufacturers, that profit from the war on Gaza.

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