Sheriff’s office said police were in a ‘standoff with protesters’ while activists say protesters were peaceful, raising concerns approximately more arrests and clashesSupport our independent journalism with a contribution or by becoming a memberThe US army corps of engineers has ordered North Dakota police to arrest Native American protesters and demolish a bridge that activists built over a creek at the center of the increasingly tense Dakota Access pipeline demonstrations.
The Morton County sheriff’s office announced on Wednesday that police were in a “standoff with protesters on the banks of the Cantapeta Creek” while activists said they were engaged in a peaceful water ceremony. Related: Dakota Access pipeline protests: UN group investigates human rights abuses Everyone is pretty stressed out at this point. You might want to call it a surprise attackContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com