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Protesters set up more tents a day after GWU shuts down encampment

About 50 officers formed a police line, made up mostly of bike officers, on one side of the 1900 block of F Street NW, where about 300 pro-Palestinian demonstrators linked arms.

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Updated May 9, 2024 at 11:54 p.m. EDT|Published May 9, 2024 at 11:34 p.m. EDT
Protesters gather late Thursday in front of the house of Ellen Granberg, president of George Washington University, in Washington. (Jordan Tovin for The Washington Post)
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A day after D.C. police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University, about 300 protesters gathered on the block that includes University President Ellen Granberg’s house, blocking the street and setting up eight tents.

About 50 officers formed a police line, made up mostly of bike officers, on one side of the 1900 block of F Street NW, where about 300 pro-Palestinian demonstrators linked arms, extended banners and waved Palestinian flags.