WASHINGTON -- White House advisor Karl Rove was the target of a protest on the American University campus Tuesday night, News4 reported.

Rove was on the campus talking to the school's Young Republicans club for about an hour. Afterward, when Rove got outside, more than a dozen students began throwing things at his car, an American University spokesperson said.

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The students then got on the ground and lay down in front of his car as a protest.

The students said security officials picked them up and carried them away so Rove could leave.

Police said they have dealt with a lot of protests on campus and this one was handled peacefully. No one was arrested.

American University is reviewing the incident to determine if any students should faces charges under the school's code of conduct. The university said the students were given a designated area to protest and violated that agreement.

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