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Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Friday night after jumping over the fence of the home of the president of the University of Pennsylvania.
Hundreds of people could be seen walking through the streets of University City carrying Palestinian flags before reaching the home of the interim president Larry Jameson.
As the crowd gathered, footage from NBC10 showed at least three jumping over the fence.
One person could be seen lighting up a flare while another continued to hold up a Palestinian flag before banging on the door of the home.
It remains unclear if Jameson was in the property, which is located on the 3800 block of Walnut Street.
The arrests came as an encampment that had been set up on campus was finally dismantled.
Three protestors jumped over the fence to the home of the UPenn president
One person could be seen lighting up a flare while another continued to hold up a Palestinian flag before banging on the door of the home
Protestors could be seen lurking in the doorway and on the steps to the home
Hundreds of student could be seen marching through the streets on Friday night
There was a standoff between students and the police before the encampment was cleared
Police work to clear protesters at the University of Pennsylvania campus
Protesters lock arms at the Ben Franklin Statue on Penn campus as police clear the site
Philadelphia and campus police at Penn took action around daybreak to remove protesters from an encampment in place for more than two weeks.
School officials said protesters were given warnings and the chance to leave without being detained.
'Our community has been under threat and our campus disrupted for too long. Passion for a cause cannot supersede the safety and operations of our University. Early this morning, we took action, with support from local law enforcement, to remove the encampment,' the school said in a statement.
Initially, officials said 33 people, including faculty members and seven students, were among those arrested and charged with trespass, the school said.
Later, school officials said nine students were among those arrested and that the remainder were people who had no affiliation with Penn.
Upon searching the encampment, Penn police recovered several long lengths of heavy gauge chains, as well as smaller chains with nuts and bolts attached that police said could be used as weapons, officials said.
Police carried out pre-dawn swoops Friday on students protesting the war in Gaza at the University of Pennsylvania
Police arrive at a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Pennsylvania campus on Friday
A police officer looks at the site of a pro-Palestinian protest encampment after police cleared the area in the early hours on Friday morning
Maintenance staff and waste disposable crews clean up after police cleared a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Police detain a protester on the University of Pennsylvania campus, in Philadelphia, on Friday
Initially, officials said 33 people, including faculty members and seven students, were among those arrested and charged with trespass, the school said
Police gather to clear protesters at the University of Pennsylvania campus, in Philadelphia
Police confront protesters at the University of Pennsylvania campus, in Philadelphia
The camp was completely cleared away and the contents thrown into a dump truck
Protest camps have sprung up across the U.S. in recent weeks as students demand their universities stop doing business with Israel or companies that support its war efforts.
Organizers seek to amplify calls to end Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, which they describe as a genocide against the Palestinians.
The protest movement began nearly three weeks ago at Columbia University in New York City.
Some colleges nationwide cracked down immediately, while others tolerated the demonstrations.
Some recently started calling in the police, citing concerns about disruptions to campus life and safety.
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