Police officials, however, argue that they simply want the protesters to remain on the sidewalk.
After that, only a few hundred protesters remained outside the compound.
Dr. Lynch said he asked the police to leave, although the protesters remained in the building.
When asked, many residents have said that the protesters, while not exactly welcome, should remain civil and respect the city.
Still, up to 100 protesters remained on the park throughout most of the night and waited.
When after all the warnings the protesters remained, they sent in the military.
The protesters remained defiant and began gathering in larger numbers on the street.
But the police said their numbers were dwindling and that fewer than 10,000 protesters remained out of an estimated 30,000.
Despite the actions of the university, about a dozen protesters remained in the grove.
The British troops refused to leave, so the protesters remained with the dead and injured.