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Police Arrest Ten Protestors on Friday as Pipeline Action Continues

Extinction Rebellion Briefly Stop National Grid Drilling Project as Protestors Place themselves directly in the work zone.

By Andrew Karpan

Feb. 28, 2020 · 2 min read

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Police Arrest Ten Protestors on Friday as Pipeline Action Continues

Extinction Rebellion Briefly Stop National Grid Drilling Project as Protestors Place themselves directly in the work zone.

Andrew Karpan February 28, 2020Feb 28, 2020 · 2 min read

The battle in Brooklyn over National Grid’s proposed pipeline got hot again Friday morning, after police arrested ten protestors who blocked the pipeline’s construction.

“This was a nonviolent direct action,” Jonathan Minard told Bushwick Daily, who was among those involved with the demonstration. Minard is part of Extinction Rebellion, a protest group…

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Police Arrest Ten Protestors on Friday as Pipeline Action Continues

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