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Emotional testimony from young people attacked last night at UCLA
The head of UCLA’s Muslim Students Association and members of the campus’ pro-Palestine encampment are holding a press conference right now, giving emotional descriptions of the violent assaults they faced last night, from being hit in the head and requiring stitches, to a young woman being bear-sprayed in the face. The university’s chancellor has publicly condemned “a group of instigators” for coming onto campus to deliberately attack a student encampment advocating for Palestinian rights.
