IP - Students at Paris' elite Sorbonne University emulated their counterparts in the US by setting up a Palestine camp in the 17th-century courtyard of the prestigious institution. French police violently attacked students to clear pro-Palestine protesters.

Iran PressEurope: The demonstration took place three days after protests at the French capital’s elite Sciences Po and came in the wake of rallies on campuses across the US against the war.

Police moved in to clear dozens of protesters who had camped out in a courtyard at Sorbonne University in Paris on Monday to protest against the war in Gaza, a student there said.

Police dragged students away who were attempting to create a pro-Palestinian "liberated zone" on the storied campus.

The university, one of the world's oldest, closed its buildings for the day during the peaceful protests. Students chanted 'Free Palestine' and urged the institution to condemn Israel.

Several French politicians, including a group of lawmakers in the National Assembly, had urged supporters on social media to join the Sorbonne protests. 

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