NYPD issues arrest figures amid ‘outside agitator’ claim at Columbia Gaza protest

New York police say about 29% of those detained ‘not affiliated’ with university as more are arrested at NYU and New SchoolNew York’s police department has declared that approximately 29% of the people it arrested at pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University were “not affiliated” with the institution, as the city’s mayor continues to face scrutiny over his claims that the hardline police response was due to the actions of “outside agitators”.