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USA: Arrests made after environmental activists stage oil refinery sit-in
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16.05.2016
Around a thousand environmental activists trespassed at an oil refinery owned by British Petroleum (BP) in Whiting, Indiana, on Sunday, to protest against the production and consumption of fossil fuels.
They marched towards the BP owned refinery chanting slogans and holding protest signs. Once the demonstrators arrived at the refinery, 38 of them managed to enter the property in order to stage a sit-in.
Police officers were waiting for them inside the grounds. Armed wit batons, the police looked on as the activists began to hold their demonstration. The police reportedly arrested 41 of the protesters, charging them with misdemeanor criminal trespassing.
They marched towards the BP owned refinery chanting slogans and holding protest signs. Once the demonstrators arrived at the refinery, 38 of them managed to enter the property in order to stage a sit-in.
Police officers were waiting for them inside the grounds. Armed wit batons, the police looked on as the activists began to hold their demonstration. The police reportedly arrested 41 of the protesters, charging them with misdemeanor criminal trespassing.
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