MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX11) – The wife of a well-known terrorist allegedly participated in the protests at Columbia University, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell claimed.
Officials held a news conference on Wednesday, blaming "outside agitators" for escalating pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses around New York City. Chell said that the terrorist's wife trained the students in new demonstration tactics and accused her of "radicalizing them."
"People who weren't from the school infiltrated the campus, causing problems for our students, radicalizing them and teaching them how to do things they normally wouldn't do," he said.
Police officers cleared out the lobby of Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus on Wednesday night after about a dozen students set up camp and refused to leave, according to the NYPD. The school said that the students were trespassing at Lowenstein Hall and called the NYPD for assistance.
Officers also responded to City College on Wednesday despite the more than 200 arrests at the school on Tuesday night. Demonstrators ransacked an administrative building, according to CUNY.
At least 280 people were arrested during protests on Tuesday night. About 170 of those arrests were summonses, while the remaining 110 are either desk appearance tickets or cases making their way through the system, according to the NYPD.
Students have called on schools to divest from companies that support Israel. The NYPD and Columbia University have faced criticism for their response to student protests, which students and faculty have called brutal.
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