Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Occupy Columbia University Library Amidst Protests

Library Occupation and Protester Actions

• 🚨 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied a section of Columbia University's main on-campus library, Butler Library.
• vandalizing property within the library.
• 🚑 EMS was seen bringing someone out of the library on a stretcher and placing them in an ambulance.
• 👮 University public safety officers responded and took at least two protesters into custody.

University Response and Warnings

• 🏛️ The university stated that its public safety team is inside the library, asking protesters to show identification and disperse.
• 🚫 Protesters have refused to disperse, leading to warnings that they are in violation of school rules and subject to arrest.
• 🗣️ A university spokesperson called the protesters' actions unacceptable and advised others to avoid the library.

Security Presence

• 🚓 NYPD officers were observed off-campus in the surrounding area, but had not entered the campus at the time of the report.
• ⚠️ The situation was described as developing, with ongoing updates expected.