Father of injured pipeline protester says she may lose arm

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Blake Nicholson and Amy Forliti, Associated Press
Updated 4:53 pm, Tuesday, November 22, 2016


BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A New York woman seriously hurt protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline faces multiple surgeries and could lose an arm, her father said Tuesday, and protesters and law enforcement gave conflicting accounts about what might have caused the explosion that injured her.

Sophia Wilansky, 21, was listed in serious condition and was undergoing surgery at a Minneapolis hospital.

Wilansky's father, Wayne Wilansky, said his daughter was hurt when law enforcement threw a grenade. The Morton County Sheriff's Office maintains authorities did not use concussion grenades or any devices that produce a flash or bang during a clash late Sunday and early Monday near the camp along the pipeline route in southern North Dakota where protesters have gathered for months.

The sheriff's office suggested in a statement Monday that an explosion heard during the skirmish might have been caused by small propane tanks that authorities said protesters had rigged to explode.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Pipeline-protest-policing-costs-surpass-emergency-10630416.php

[uppityperson]

1. So, what? Her hand spontaneously exploded? About those "rubber bullets", here's a picture of one

?

I've been talking with friends there and this was very very wrong and they are very very pissed.

[Judi Lynn]

2. That's the first one I've seen. If the cops and guards ever grow a conscience they'll regret this.

Thanks for the visual.

[uppityperson]

3. If you do facebook, here's a couple photos from a local resident's page

https://www.facebook.com/sinteska/posts/10209145436971614

[Scruffy1]

4. Propane tanks don't explode.

There is no oxygen in a propane tank.