Procurement News Notice |
|
| PNN | 6028 |
| Work Detail | Construction resumed Sunday afternoon on the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota after a protest turned violent the day before. The protest was triggered after protesters had marched from their campsite to a construction site west of Highway 1806 found recently to contain Native American graves and sacred sites. One day after filing court papers, bulldozers were brought in Saturday, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe said. About 500 to 800 people traveled to the construction site around 2:30 p.m. Saturday and broke down a fence to get in, the Morton County Sheriff's Department said. They stampeded the site with horses, dogs and vehicles, according to the authorities. No one was arrested in the clash between 14 private security officers hired to oversee the project and protesters. Police said several people were assaulted with fence posts and flag poles, including private security officers hired by Dakota Access Pipeline. One guard was transported to a Bismarck hospital with injuries but refused treatment, according to Donnell Preskey, spokeswoman for the Morton County Sheriff's Office. Tthe sheriff's department doesn't plan to send additional officers to the construction site. {link:Standing Rock Chairman Dave Archambault said at least six protesters were maced and pepper sprayed, and several people were bitten by the security guards' dogs after protesters entered the construction zone. The Morton County authorities said. said no tear gas or canine units were used to remove the activists. But attack dogs and tear gas were used on protesters, witnesses said. "They were able to stop the pipeline by giving them the run over the next ridge," George Henry, a bystander, told KCTV News. "But understand a few of the warriors received the gas." One protester told the station, "I wasn't expecting them to Mace, it came out of nowhere. They let the dogs loose on a horse, and they maced a woman in the face, this close range, that's what started it all." Law enforcement from Morton County, Burleigh County and Highway Patrol responded. The protestors left without further incident. "Any suggestion that today's event was a peaceful protest, is false," said Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier. "This was more like a riot than a protest. Individuals crossed onto private property and accosted private security officers with wooden posts and flag poles. The aggression and violence displayed here today is unlawful and should not be repeated." Video showed security officers threatening protesters with dogs. |
| Country | United States , Northern America |
| Industry | Construction |
| Entry Date | 15 Oct 2016 |
| Source | http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016/09/04/Dakota-Access-Pipeline-construction-resumes-after-protest-turns-violent/8381473002285/ |
