NYPD issues arrest figures amid ‘outside agitator’ claim at Columbia Gaza protest
by Oliver Laughland, Gloria Oladipo and Maya Yang in from US news | The Guardian on (#6MHVE)
New York police say about 29% of those detained not affiliated' with university as more are arrested at NYU and New School
New York's police department has declared that approximately 29% of the people it arrested at pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University were not affiliated" with the institution, as the city's mayor continues to face scrutiny over his claims that the hardline police response was due to the actions of outside agitators".
The NYPD also said 60% of arrestees at City College of New York (CCNY) on Tuesday night were unaffiliated with the college, though a CCNY spokesperson confirmed to the Guardian that these arrest figures applied to protesters both on and off the college's grounds.
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