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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jem Bartholomew

First Thing: Dozens more protesters arrested as Mike Johnson suggests calling in national guard

Police officers arrest detain a man with protesters in the background
University of Texas police officers arrest a man at a pro-Palestinian protest on campus on Wednesday in Austin. Photograph: Jay Janner/AP

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Dozens of people were arrested on Wednesday as college administrators continued to crack down on pro-Palestine demonstrations across US campuses, with the Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, making an appearance at Columbia University in New York to decry protesters as “lawless agitators” and suggest the national guard could be deployed.

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