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Police remove pro-Palestinian students occupying Paris university

Protesters flash the sign of victory as they are escorted away by French gendarmes during the evacuation of a pro-Palestinian sit-in in the entrance hall of the Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) in Paris on 3 May, 2024. AFP - MIGUEL MEDINA

Police entered Paris's prestigious Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Palestinian sit-in in the entrance hall, as opposition to the Israel-Hamas conflict spreads to higher education institutions in other parts of France.

One student told French news agency AFP he and other protestors had been peacefully brought out in groups of 10 by officers, while another, Lucas, said "some students were dragged and others gripped by the head or shoulders".

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