The police arrested an unknown number of demonstrating students at TU Delft on Monday evening. This was reported by the ANP news agency on Monday. A university spokesperson told the news agency that a group of demonstrators refused to leave the Mechanical Engineering faculty building after closing time. The university then called the police.
The group of students who refused to leave even after the police demanded them have been arrested. This is what a police spokesperson told ANP. Details about the intervention have not been disclosed. The police could also not say exactly how many people had been arrested. TU Delft has reported vandalism, trespassing and violence.
The students are taking action because they want TU Delft to break all ties with Israeli institutions. At another location, a few hundred meters away from the Mechanical Engineering faculty building, there is a tent camp where students are also demonstrating.
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