People are urged to avoid the University Park Campus.
The Los Angeles Police Department issued a citywide tactical alert Saturday due to a pro-Palestinian protest on the campus of USC .Images from SkyFOX show protesters camping out again. It is unclear what caused the police department to go on tactical alert. At 6:35 p.m., LAPD broadcasted that a Citywide Tactical Alert was issued due to a situation in the area patrolled by the Southwest Community Police Station.At 7:02 p.m.
RELATED:USC President Carol Folt said the recent unrest on campus has been heartbreaking."This week, Alumni Park became unsafe," Folt said in a message to the USC community Friday. "No one wants to have people arrested on their campus. Ever.
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