Pipeline Protesters Chained Themselves to Doors of Downtown Crossing Bank

BOSTON, MA — Protesters who locked themselves to the entrance of TD Bank in Downtown Crossing Thursday morning have now been arrested, according to officials.

The action is apparently part of a continuing Boston protest in support of the North Dakota Sioux tribe’s fight against a proposed pipeline near their land. Here and in other cities across the country, protesters are coordinating efforts in the days following the presidential election to demand the financial industry completely divest funds from the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The Boston Fire Department was on the scene, reportedly to cut the locks. Emergency medical services are also supervising. At least one protester has reportedly been taken into custody, and scanner reports indicate three others have also been arrested.

DAPL protesters also marched by the hundreds last night through Downtown Crossing, the Boston Common and Back Bay. Read more, see video here.