Police say about 50 arrests were made inside Columbia's Hamilton HallNEW YORK --Police say they believed the threat level on Columbia's campus had increased. The NYPD says protesters from the outside were escalating the situation with student protesters, and that action needed to be taken.
"Over the past few weeks, we have observed that the protests have been co-opted by professional outside agitators," Mayor Adams said. "These individuals are not affiliated with Columbia and are creating serious public safety issues." The NYPD got into the academic hall by using a bear cat, as protesters barricaded themselves inside using furniture, locks, and anything they could find to block entrances.
Police say the people occupying Hamilton Hall were "mostly professionals," rather than students. There were no reported injuries during the operation. WATCH | Professor looks back at Columbia University's Civil Rights, anti-Vietnam War protests of 1968:
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