Story highlights; Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters set fires to tires, debris as authority try to remove them from the Area

Dakota Access Pipeline: Authorities start removing protesters

By Holly Yan and Marlena Baldacci, CNN

Oil pipeline in North Dakota in limbo

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Authorities from seven other states have been called in to help remove protesters
More than 127 protesters have been arrested protesting construction of the 1,172-mile pipeline
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Dakota Access Pipeline protesters have set fire to a bridge, tires and debris, North Dakota Department of Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong said. Authorities from seven other states have been called in to help remove protesters, she said. As of Thursday afternoon, about 100 protesters remained.
The monthslong protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline have come to a head, as North Dakota authorities have started removing illegal roadblocks and protesters they say are trespassing on private property.
"Protesters escalated unlawful behavior this weekend by setting up illegal roadblocks, trespassing onto private property and establishing an encampment (actions that) forced law enforcement to respond at this time," Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said Thursday.