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| UC Berkeley cancels Breitbart speaker as students protest | UC Berkeley cancels Breitbart speaker as students protest |
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| The University of California at Berkeley has cancelled a talk by an editor at the right-wing Breitbart News website, Milo Yiannopoulos, after student protests against his visit. | |
| Mr Yiannopoulos is an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump. | Mr Yiannopoulos is an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump. |
| Hundreds of students rallied and were faced by riot police. At least one fire was started and police fired tear gas, as the campus was put on lockdown. | Hundreds of students rallied and were faced by riot police. At least one fire was started and police fired tear gas, as the campus was put on lockdown. |
| There are no reports of arrests or serious injuries. | There are no reports of arrests or serious injuries. |
| Mr Yiannopoulos's comments have been criticised as racist and misogynist. | Mr Yiannopoulos's comments have been criticised as racist and misogynist. |
| Last year he was banned from Twitter after leading a campaign against Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones. | Last year he was banned from Twitter after leading a campaign against Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones. |
| Berkeley College Republicans sponsored Mr Yiannopoulos's visit. | Berkeley College Republicans sponsored Mr Yiannopoulos's visit. |
| Their spokesman Pieter Sittler said they didn't agree with everything he said, but "he gives a voice to repressed conservative thought on American college campuses". | Their spokesman Pieter Sittler said they didn't agree with everything he said, but "he gives a voice to repressed conservative thought on American college campuses". |
| UC Berkeley stressed that it had not invited Mr Yiannopoulos, but had rejected earlier calls to cancel the event. | UC Berkeley stressed that it had not invited Mr Yiannopoulos, but had rejected earlier calls to cancel the event. |
| Students protested peacefully earlier in the day, but later some broke windows at the hall where the talk was due to be held, threw smoke bombs and started a fire on Sproul Plaza. | Students protested peacefully earlier in the day, but later some broke windows at the hall where the talk was due to be held, threw smoke bombs and started a fire on Sproul Plaza. |
| Last November, Mr Yiannopoulos's old school cancelled a talk he had been due to give. | Last November, Mr Yiannopoulos's old school cancelled a talk he had been due to give. |
| The Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury, England, said they took the decision partly because of the threat of demonstrations. | The Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury, England, said they took the decision partly because of the threat of demonstrations. |