BERKELEY, Calif. — Protests at University of California at Berkeley turned violent Wednesday night.
People on the California campus gathered against a far-right conservative scheduled to speak that night.
Milo Yiannopoulos, a Breitbart News personality, is a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump and a self-proclaimed internet troll.
Milo Yiannopoulos, the polarizing Breitbart News editor, speaks at California Polytechnic State University as part of his "The Dangerous Faggot Tour" of college campuses, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. (of San Luis Obispo) via AP)
The college's Republican club invited the speaker, prompting several student groups to organize the protest in hopes of shutting down the talk.
People protest the appearance of Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
The event was canceled, but some protesters remained throwing smoke bombs and setting fires.