Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University17 hours ago Share Save Max Matza and Nadine Yousif BBC News Share SaveWatch: Moment protesters storm into Columbia University libraryNew York police have arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters after they occupied part of the main library at Columbia University on Wednesday. Two university security officers were injured when protesters forced their way into Butler Library on Wednesday, according to a statement from the university president, who called activists' actions "outrageous". Videos of the latest action at the prestigious New York institution showed protesters vandalising bookshelves by writing "free Palestine". It marks the first time that Columbia University has called the NYPD for an on-campus protest since April 2024, when protesters occupied Hamilton Hall for nearly 24 hours. Getty Images Crowds of protesters grew as a standoff with security and a group calling themselves "Columbia University Apartheid Divest" at the library continued into the evening