Tear gas was used to disperse a crowd of 400 protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline late Sunday after clashes that authorities described as a "riot" prompted by "very aggressive" activists.
A law enforcement officer was hit on the head by
a thrown rock during the confrontation, Morton County Sheriff's Office
said in an update at 1 a.m. local time (2 a.m. ET).
Videos posted to Facebook by activists showed
authorities spray a continuous stream of water over demonstrators in
below-freezing temperatures but sheriff's spokesman Rob Keller told NBC
News that no water cannon were deployed. He said the water was being
sprayed from a fire truck to control blazes as they were being set by
activists.
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Source: NBC News
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