Anti-Israel agitators took over part of the Butler Library at Columbia University in New York City on Wednesday, interrupting students studying for finals.

Two security officers were hurt in a "crowd surge" during a protest at a library on the campus of Columbia University in New York on Wednesday, officials said.

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters stormed a library at Columbia University and refused to leave for hours, school officials said, staying put until the NYPD was called to remove the demonstrators.