Police arresting, removing last DAPL protesters

Police arresting, removing last DAPL protesters

Hundreds of police in riot gear and carrying night sticks arrested several of the final Dakota Access Pipeline protesters remaining on federal land in violation of orders to vacate by the governor. Protesters consider the land to be indigenous property, Standing Rock, under treaty.

Alex Rubinstein on Twitter: “Journalist Eric Poemz arrested documenting before the raid at #StandingRock. Bystanders say his hip was broken https://t.co/rYCK7DY91Z pic.twitter.com/R0EIzkPsKv / Twitter”

Journalist Eric Poemz arrested documenting before the raid at #StandingRock. Bystanders say his hip was broken https://t.co/rYCK7DY91Z pic.twitter.com/R0EIzkPsKv

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