
Police break Gaza protest in LA
Police have broken down barricades to clear a pro-Palestinian protest at the UCLA.
A massive police operation has torn down a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California Los Angeles. Hundreds of riot officers descended on the camp firing flares and stun grenades after it was violently attacked by counter- demonstrators. We hear from students there and speak to our correspondent in Dallas in Texas where police cleared protest camps on a number of campuses on Wednesday.
We also speak to Jewish students about their experiences at campuses since the protests over the war in Gaza begun.
The family of a gay British-Mexican man Manuel Guerrero AviƱa held in Qatar for alleged drug offences has given further details of what they say was a "honeytrap" operation using the gay dating app, Grindr. We hear from Manuel's brother and get more details from our correspondent.
We bring details about the first ever observation of an animal treating its own wounds using a plant with known medicinal properties.
Presenter: James Reynolds.
(Photo: Police begin clearing pro-Palestine protest encampment at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA - 02 May 2024. Credit: ALLISON DINNER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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