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52 Climate Activists Arrested in Washington Railroad Protest
Source: Associated Press
52 Climate Activists Arrested in Washington Railroad Protest
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE — May 15, 2016, 2:06 PM ET
Authorities cleared the railroad tracks of protesters and arrested 52 climate activists Sunday morning in Washington state, after a two-day shutdown.
About 150 people spent the night in tents and sleeping bags on the tracks near two refineries in northwest Washington, according to BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas.
They were asked to leave at about 5 a.m. and most gathered their belongings and left the area near Anacortes, Melonas said.
"It was peaceful," he said. "Eighty percent removed their belongings and cleared out."
The 52 people arrested were cited for trespassing, according to the Skagit County Department of Emergency Management. One person was also cited for resisting arrest.
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By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE — May 15, 2016, 2:06 PM ET
Authorities cleared the railroad tracks of protesters and arrested 52 climate activists Sunday morning in Washington state, after a two-day shutdown.
About 150 people spent the night in tents and sleeping bags on the tracks near two refineries in northwest Washington, according to BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas.
They were asked to leave at about 5 a.m. and most gathered their belongings and left the area near Anacortes, Melonas said.
"It was peaceful," he said. "Eighty percent removed their belongings and cleared out."
The 52 people arrested were cited for trespassing, according to the Skagit County Department of Emergency Management. One person was also cited for resisting arrest.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/climate-activists-march-refineries-washington-39123520
LBN thread: Protesters Block Train Tracks to 2 Washington Refineries
