Docs Reveal Police Were Ready to Shoot Indigenous Pipeline Protesters in Canada

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By Olivia RosaneDec 23, 2019, 2:02 pm293 pts
Canadian police discussed shooting indigenous protesters who were trying to stop a natural gas pipeline from being built on their land, documents reported by The Guardian Friday revealed. On Jan. 7, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) armed with assault rifles arrested 14 land defenders when they cleared a…

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