Hundreds of people were walking through the streets of University City in Philadelphia on Friday night carrying Palestinian flags.
At the beginning of the march, the protesters made their way to the home of the University of Pennsylvania's interim president Larry Jameson.
Video sent in by an NBC10 viewer shows a crowd outside of the fence with at least three people who appeared to have jumped over the fence. One person lit a flare while another held up a Palestinian flag and they banged on the door of the home.
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SkyForce10 was over the crowd as they moved from 38th and Walnut streets toward Sansom Street and then back toward the campus of University of Pennsylvania.
The crowd made their way through the city and blocked the intersection where the dragon statue is on the campus of Drexel University at 33rd and Market streets.
This all comes hours after police in Philadelphia arrested and removed more than 30 pro-Palestinian protesters as they disbanded their encampment that was on the University of Pennsylvania's campus for more than two weeks.
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The officers moved in during the early morning hours before daybreak on Friday, May 10, following rain overnight. NBC10 was live at the scene just after 5:30 a.m. as dozens of police officers on bike and foot moved in and gave the protesters a 2-minute warning to leave the campus or face possible arrests.
Leaders at the university shared a statement on Friday saying that the College Green where the encampment was for weeks will remain closed off until further notice. Anyone looking to access the area will need to show a student ID, known as a PennCard.
"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. We would like to express our gratitude to the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Police Department for their support. This is an unfortunate but necessary step to prevent violence, restore operations, and return our campus to our community," Unversity interim president Dr. Larry Jackson said in the statement on the school's website. "Under these extraordinary circumstances, and to provide for the safety of our community, access to the College Green area of campus will be restricted until further notice. Those wishing to enter the area will be required to show a valid PennCard. Those without proper identification will be asked to leave and, if necessary, will be escorted off campus, or considered trespassing."
University officials shared another statement regarding Friday night's protest:
“On Friday evening at approximately 8pm, a large demonstration began west of campus. They started marching toward campus at approximately 8:45pm. The group traveled to the 3800 block of Walnut Street in front of the President’s residence. The crowd became disorderly and breached the exterior gate at the President’s House. Police regained control of the immediate area and the large crowd proceeded to travel to Chestnut Street, traveling east on Chestnut to 33rd, then north to Market Street, where the disorderly crowd disbanded."
