Mass arrests as pipeline protesters clash with police in North Dakota
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, whose reservation is close to the pipeline’s route, objects to the project, saying it will endanger the tribe’s water supply
Chicago — Police in the US state of North Dakota arrested oil-pipeline protesters en masse Thursday after a tense standoff and bursts of violence that continued into the night. Authorities said they had arrested 117 people and confirmed two instances of gunshots, in the latest flare of tension about a controversial oil pipeline project. One person was shot in the hand after being "run off the road by protestors", said the North Dakota department of emergency services. Another protester was arrested after firing three shots at police. No injuries were reported. Law enforcement reported late-night incidents of Molotov cocktails being thrown at officers and fires being set. The chaos began erupting late on Thursday morning when police started moving in to break up protest encampments on public roads and on private land. Demonstrators moved to block two roads over the weekend and camped on private land in an effort to stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline — the subject of a mo...
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