Fresh clashes between police and pipeline protesters in the US state of North Dakota have left over two dozen people injured, authorities say.
The latest round of protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) turned violent on Monday, after police and security contractors violently confronted a relatively large gathering of people near one of the construction sites.
At least 26 people had to be taken to the hospital after police resorted to using water cannon and tear gas to disperse the protesters in the area’s freezing cold temperatures, police confirmed.
Among the injured, there was a woman whose arm was nearly cut off due to a small explosion, witnesses said.
Video footage from the face-off showed the woman, identified as Sophia Wilansky, sitting in a vehicle with a gory arm injury. The injury was so serious that her bone was exposed.
Although police have refused to take responsibility for the injury, protest leader Dallas Goldtooth said that…