[url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37790839]Riot police move in on N Dakota pipeline protesters[/url]
Riot police have begun removing protesters from private land in the path of the Dakota Access pipeline.
Dozens of officers in riot gear, some armed, moved in on Thursday assisted by trucks and military Humvees.
Two helicopters and a fixed-wing airplane flew overhead as officials made warnings over a loudspeaker. [...]
Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said the protesters were a "public safety issue" and their actions had "forced law enforcement to respond".
"We cannot have protesters blocking county roads, blocking state highways or trespassing on private property," he said in a statement.
But Robert Eder, a 64-year-old Vietnam War veteran from the Standing Rock Reservation, said protesters were not scared.
"If they take everybody to jail, there will be twice as many tomorrow, and every day that passes more will come," he said. "If they raze these teepees, tomorrow we will be back."