Dozens arrested as police clear pro-Palestinian encampment at US university

A giant American flag is unfurled on Lisner Hall on the campus of George Washington University in Washington (Susan Walsh/AP)

Police have begun clearing a Pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University in Washington, hours after dozens of protesters left the site and marched to president Ellen Granberg’s home.

“Officers gave their third and final warning to demonstrators to move at about 3.30 am, saying all who remained in U-Yard and the stretch of H Street in front of the plaza would be arrested,” according to GW Hatchet, the university’s independent student-run newspaper.