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June 29, 2021

"An Overt Political Blockade": Minnesota Police Barricade Line 3 Pipeline Protest Camp
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In northern Minnesota, Hubbard County sheriff's deputies on Monday
barricaded access to an encampment of water protectors who are resisting
construction of the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline, which has the
backing of the Biden administration. Officers towed several of the
activists' cars and made several arrests throughout the day. An attorney
for the Indigenous-led protesters called the move "nothing less than an
overt political blockade."


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