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Police ordered to arrest Dakota pipeline protesters and destroy bridge they built
Source: The Guardian
Police ordered to arrest Dakota pipeline protesters and destroy bridge they built
Sheriff’s office said police were in a ‘standoff with protesters’
while activists said they were peaceful, raising concerns about
more mass arrests and violent clashes
Sam Levin and Nicky Woolf in San Francisco
Wednesday 2 November 2016 19.00 GMT
The US army corps of engineers has ordered North Dakota police to arrest Native American protesters and destroy 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 Wednesday afternoon 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.
The situation raised concerns that there could be more mass arrests and violent clashes with police.
Police claimed that the protesters – who have for months been attempting to block construction of the $3.8bn oil pipeline that they say threatens sacred lands and their water supply – were trying to gain access to private property known as the Cannonball ranch. The group had built a “handmade wooden pedestrian bridge” across the creek, the sheriff said in a statement.
“Officers responded and ordered protesters to remove themselves from the bridge and notified them that if they cross the bridge they would be arrested.”
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Sheriff’s office said police were in a ‘standoff with protesters’
while activists said they were peaceful, raising concerns about
more mass arrests and violent clashes
Sam Levin and Nicky Woolf in San Francisco
Wednesday 2 November 2016 19.00 GMT
The US army corps of engineers has ordered North Dakota police to arrest Native American protesters and destroy 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 Wednesday afternoon 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.
The situation raised concerns that there could be more mass arrests and violent clashes with police.
Police claimed that the protesters – who have for months been attempting to block construction of the $3.8bn oil pipeline that they say threatens sacred lands and their water supply – were trying to gain access to private property known as the Cannonball ranch. The group had built a “handmade wooden pedestrian bridge” across the creek, the sheriff said in a statement.
“Officers responded and ordered protesters to remove themselves from the bridge and notified them that if they cross the bridge they would be arrested.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/02/dakota-access-pipeline-protest-arrests-standing-rock