New Orleans police accused of excessive force as Gaza protesters arrested

Protesters arrested in city's historic French Quarter as witnesses allege officers used indiscriminate' force to clear protest

Police arrested a dozen pro-Palestine protesters in New Orleans' historic French Quarter, as efforts to set up an encampment in the city's center were suppressed by local law-enforcement officers.

Officers used batons and tasers on protesters who had congregated in Jackson Square Park, according to eyewitnesses and video reviewed by the Guardian. Three people received treatment in hospital as a result, according to two sources in direct contact with arrestees.