Sunday, January 3, 2016

Armed Protesters Occupy Federal Building

Late yesterday, a group of armed protesters occupied a closed federal building in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, about 30 miles southeast of Burns, Oregon.  They reportedly include members of the Bundy family, whose ranch in Nevada was the site of a standoff with federal agents in 2014.  The reasons given for their actions, which also included a peaceful protest, included the treatment of two ranchers who had been convicted of arson, and the government's expansion of the refuge.  The protesters claim that they're prepared to occupy the building "for years".

Read more at NBC News, The Oregonian, St George News, CNN and The Washington Post.

No comments:

Post a Comment