The number of pro-Palestine protestors who were arrested during a demonstration at the University of Texas has risen to 34, authorities said, TRT World reports.
“As of 9pm, 34 arrests have been made by law enforcement on the UT Austin campus related to today’s protest,” the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement on X.
Among the arrested was a FOX 7 Austin photographer who was filming the demonstration by the students on the UT Austin campus.
Social media footage shows the photographer being slammed to the ground and taken away in handcuffs.
The students staged a walkout to demand the university divest from weapons manufacturing in connection with Israel.
