Cartons of milk thrown at Joe Biden by students in Ireland

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Protesters chanted, 'genocide Joe,' when they saw the former president.

At least two people have been arrested after students lobbed cartons of milk at Joe Biden in Ireland this afternoon.

Biden made a surprise appearance at Trinity College Dublin as his son Hunter was awarded a top award by the university’s historical society.

Students began protesting in the 1937 Reading Room over the former US president’s role in the Gaza war before going outside, according to The University Times student newspaper.

As Biden and his family left the venue, protesters began chanting, ‘genocide Joe,’ and throwing milk and other objects at him.

Gardaí, the Irish police force, arrested two people. Footage shared on social media showed a garda using a baton.

Harper Alderson, editor of Trinity’s University Times, told Irish broadcaster RTÉ that officers used pepper spray.

‘The protest grew very large as the cars were moving through the front square of the college,’ she added.

The Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union and the Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn, the Irish student union, criticised Biden’s invitation to the university.

In a joint Instagram post, the unions said they were ‘appalled’ by the police response to a ‘peaceful protest’ and urged the university to investigate.

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