happening now: police facing off against protesters in north dakota (multimedia)   




11:30 a.m. pdt: another facebook user is sharing live stream of the confrontation: 




11:17 a.m. pdt: the fight for clean water in the face of a proposed oil pipeline in north dakota has escalated once again. 




on thursday, police dressed in riot gear began <u+201c> taking steps to remove <u+201d> protesters of the controversial dakota access pipeline (dapl). very little information has become available but numerous social media accounts have provided glimpses into the conflict. one facebook account went live to share video footage of the unfolding confrontation: 









website unicorn riot, which has provided on-the-ground coverage of the dapl protests for weeks, has also put up a livestream , although the connection is weak. 




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users on twitter continue to provide updates as well: 




<u+2014> wes enzinna (@wesenzinna) october 27, 2016 fire spreading through the straw bales pic.twitter.com/7azszm3ukj <u+2014> caroline grueskin (@cgrueskin) october 27, 2016 flaming barricades as armored vehicles advance #nodapl pic.twitter.com/hyuotexykm <u+2014> unicorn riot (@ur_ninja) october 27, 2016 spoke to @dennisward moments ago. here are his pics of police moving in on protestors at #standingrock #nodapl @aptnnews pic.twitter.com/ttfcygwm8q <u+2014> karyn pugliese (@karynpugliese) october 27, 2016 part of the police presence on 1806 right now. "if you do not walk south you will be arrested." # #dapl #nodapl pic.twitter.com/hbalfb034v <u+2014> wes enzinna (@wesenzinna) october 27, 2016 




truthdig will be going live later today to discuss the dapl protests with documentary filmmaker josh fox. in the meantime, stay tuned for further updates on the situation currently unfolding in north dakota. tags:
happening now: police facing off against protesters in north dakota (multimedia)
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