Police Use Water Cannon On Dakota Pipeline Protesters
Police used tear gas, rubber bullets, mace, and water cannon against demonstrators protesting the North Dakota Access pipeline. Activists at the scene say that police had used water jets in sub-freezing temperatures and fired rubber bullets reportedly targeting demonstrators’ heads and legs. More than 167 demonstrators have been injured, according to a medic on site, as cited by Indigenous Rising Media. Seven people have been hospitalized for severe head injuries and hypothermia. Three of those injured were reportedly elders of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Pepper sprayed, tear gassed, hosed down, shot with rubber bullets… solidarity with the #NoDAPL water protectors. #StandingRock pic.twitter.com/l7mW7WVt15 — Tim Bednar (@TheMightyBednar) November 21, 2016 Drone narrowly escapes water cannon jet during #DAPL protest (VIDEO) https://t.co/nXObBElsWv pic.twitter.com/qL69gwgHgi — RT (@RT_com) November 21, 2016 Press TV reports: The face-off took place on Sunday evening, when about 400 protesters gathered near one of the project’s construction sites, trying to get past a bridge that had been blockaded since late October, according to the Morton County Sheriff’s Office. Calling the protest “an ongoing riot,” police officials said they used water cannons to disperse the group despite the low temperatures at the area. Eyewitness videos showed police officers using tear [...]
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