Police dismantle tents at UW-Madison amid pro-Palestinian protests [Video]

AT WISN 12 NEWS UPDATE WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW OUT OF MADISON, WHERE STUDENTS AND POLICE ARE CLASHING ON THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON CAMPUS. OFFICERS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR OUT THE ANTIWAR PROTEST ENCAMPMENT THAT WE’VE BEEN WATCHING GROW THIS ENTIRE WEEK. UW MADISON POLICE STARTED REMOVING TENTS FROM THE ENCAMPMENT ON LIBRARY MALL JUST OVER AN HOUR AGO. THIS VIDEO FROM MOMENTS AGO SHOWS OFFICERS TEARING DOWN TENTS AND ORDERING DEMONSTRATORS TO CLEAR OUT. NOW, IN RESPONSE, STUDENTS HAVE LINKED ARMS AND FORMED A BARRIER AROUND THIS ENCAMPMENT. WE’VE SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE BE ARRESTED. WE DO HAVE A CREW ALSO ON UW MILWAUKEE’S CAMPUS, WHERE A SIMILAR ENCAMPMENT WAS SET UP THIS WEEK. OUR CREW THERE ON MILWAUKEE’S EAST SIDE REPORTS THINGS ARE CALM AND QUIET FOR NOW, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS BREAKING NEW