Members of the group had several metal pipes, a pair of bolt cutters, super glue, padlocks and a long chain, according to a statement from the U.C.L.A.
Two local journalists were among those detained, but they were released without charges after being taken to a Los Angeles Police Department jail.
Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, a freelance journalist who has been covering the U.C.L.A.
protests, was one of the two journalists arrested.
He said he stumbled across the students in the parking lot after they were detained and began filming.
Persons:
Sean Beckner, “, ”
Organizations:
University of California, . Police Department, ” Police, Los Angeles Police Department
Locations:
Los Angeles