UCLA chancellor condemns ‘instigators’ who attacked pro-Palestinian camp on campus

Los Angeles mayor calls late-night attack by counter-demonstrators abhorrent' as footage shows people wielding sticks

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The University of California in Los Angeles was reeling on Wednesday following a late-night violent attack by counter-demonstrators on a pro-Palestinian protest encampment, as the state's governor condemned a slow response from law enforcement to some of the worst violence seen since students across the US intensified their protests in support of Gaza.

As the Los Angeles mayor called the violence abhorrent" and California's governor said he was monitoring the situation, UCLA announced it was cancelling all classes on Wednesday due to the distress caused by the violence that took place on Royce Quad late last night".