Police in Oxford have released a major update after 17 people were arrested at a protest.

The incident happened on Thursday, May 23, as Oxford Action For Palestine protesters occupied university buildings at Wellington Square.

Thames Valley Police confirmed at the time16 people were arrested on suspicion of affray after they had previously been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass.

One of the original 16 people was also arrested on suspicion of common assault.

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Protesters outside a sit-in in Wellington Square in Oxford.Protesters outside a sit-in in Wellington Square in Oxford. (Image: Lucy Williams)

The force then confirmed that a 17th arrest had been made also on suspicion of aggravated trespass and affray before all 17 individuals were released on conditional bail.

The force confirmed in an update to the Oxford Mail that all 17 people had been released and that the police investigation had ceased.

A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said: “A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said: “Following a protest on Wellington Square at the University of Oxford on May 23, 17 people were arrested.

“Following consultation with the university, the suspects have been released with no further action and our investigation has concluded.”

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An OA4P spokesperson said: "We've been able to contact our peers who had been arrested.

"Everyone is shaken and disappointed by the University's disproportionate violence to its own students, but they are doing okay.

"Police violently pushed protestors without warning, threw them to the ground, and inched their van through a crowd of seated students over the course of two hours."

"Multiple students were punched in the face and left bleeding, grabbed by the shirt and flung to the ground with abrasions, and students' glasses were broken."

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Police have released the 17 arrested people.Police have released the 17 arrested people. (Image: Lucy Williams)

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