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		</div><p>Protests in response to the scheduled talk by Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of California, Berkeley, turned violent and the controversial journalist’s talk was cancelled.</p>
<p>Pictures have emerged of some people throwing smoke bombs and smashing up ATMs, while a fire was also started.</p>
<p>It was the last stop of a tour aimed at defying what he calls an epidemic of political correctness on college campuses.</p>
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<p>The British 32-year-old is a vocal supporter of Donald Trump and a self-proclaimed internet troll whose comments have been criticised as racist, misogynist, anti-Muslim and white supremacist. He’s currently banned from Twitter.</p>
<p>Hundreds of peaceful demonstrators carrying signs that read “Hate Speech Is Not Free Speech” had been protesting for hours before the event.</p>
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<p>Then, things turned ugly as a group of protesters broke windows, threw smoke bombs and flares at a building and started a large bonfire.</p>
<p>Some protesters began pulling away metal barricades as police in riot gear guarded the building. Police advised people to stay away from the student union building.</p>
<p>According to an official statement from the university, over 1,500 protesters gathered around the student union. Campus officials said “they regret that the threats and unlawful actions of a few have interfered with the exercise of First Amendment rights on a campus that is proud of its history and legacy as the home of the Free Speech Movement.”</p>
<p>In an oddly sweet ending to the story, some students took to the streets after the protests to clean everything up.<br />
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<p>The visit to Berkeley was sponsored by the campus Republican club. Several of Yiannopoulous’ talks at other campuses had previously been cancelled due to protests or security concerns.</p>
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