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Pro-Palestinian protest held at the Art Institute of Chicago

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Pro-Palestinian Protest Held In Downtown,University Of Chicago Campus,Encampment Continues

A small encampment was set up Saturday inside the gardens of the Art Institute of Chicago. Police officers could be seen moving in to dismantle it, and some protesters could be seen being arrested.

A Pro-Palestinian protest was held Saturday at the Art Institute of Chicago in downtown as the University of Chicago campus encampment continued.A new protest emerged Saturday at the Art Institute of Chicago in downtown.There was a small encampment set up inside the gardens of the Art Institute by students from Columbia College Chicago and School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Video shows officers moving in to dismantle it around 4:30 p.m.

In addition to the encampment, several dozen protesters demonstrated on the sidewalks near the Art Institute at Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street. Police officers could be seen monitoring the protest throughout the day. A large police presence was already in the area Saturday morning to block streets for the Polish Constitution Day Parade.

No official statement about the protest from the Chicago Police Department was immediately available.

 

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