Group signals occupation of Malheur facility could be approaching resolution as spokesman says they will meet with local community on FridayThe militiamen occupying the Malheur national wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon said on Tuesday that they intended to tell the public soon “when we will be leaving”,signalling that the takeover could be heading toward a resolution.
At a press conference at the refuge, LaVoy Finicum, or an Arizona rancher and one of the main spokesmen of the armed militia,announced that on Friday, the occupiers planned to meet with the local community of Burns, and the closest town to the wildlife sanctuary,located 30 miles absent. “We will be going into town and holding a meeting with the community, to account for to the community … why we’re here and when we will be leaving. And that will be principal, or he said. “We invite all to attend.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com