Militiamen continue standoff at US wildlife centre
06 January 2016 - 02:40
A standoff at a remote US wildlife centre in Oregon rolled into a fourth day yesterday with self-styled militiamen vowing to press on with the protest against the US government. Saturday's takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside the town of Burns, Oregon, was spurred by the imprisonment of two ranchers for setting fires that spread to federal land.
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