AMSTERDAM, May 8, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Protests by students demandinguniversities sever ties with Israel over the Gaza war spread across westernEurope on Tuesday, sparking clashes and dozens of fresh arrests. As protests resumed on Tuesday night, demonstrators erected barriers toaccess routes watched over by a heavy police deployment. Police said in a statement that a total of 169 people had been arrested whenofficers broke up Monday night's protests. Protesters barricaded the lecture hall doors from the inside and erectedtents in the courtyard, according to the university. Security forces moved in to allow other students to take their exams and madetwo arrests, according to Paris prosecutors.
