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Students occupy Paris's Sciences Po university in pro-Palestinian protest

French police in riot gear intervene to separate protesters who gathered in support of Palestinians and a group of counter-protesters who arrived to show support for Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023, at the entrance of the Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Paris) occupied by students, in Paris on April 26, 2024. © Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP

Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States blocked access to a campus building at a prestigious French university Friday, prompting administrators to move all classes online.

The pro-Palestinian protest kicked off a day of drama at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, known as Sciences Po, which counts President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Gabriel Attal among its many famous alumni. 

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