Anti-Israel demonstrations at UT Austin reignited early Monday evening hours after protesters were arrested and forced off the university’s south lawn, a source tells Fox News Digital.
Mobs of protesters were reportedly moving to the university Tower, which houses the university president and other administration faculty. Another group was seen trying to block a bus exiting the campus
.Police officers on the scene resorted to deploying mace and using tear gas against some of the protesters who marched ahead, defying orders to retreat.
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The chaotic scenes come hours after dozens of protesters were taken into custody following the Austin Police Department’s dispersal order against protesters gathered on the South Mall.
