Police arrest protesters forming blockade along rail tracks
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Police arrested more than 20 people who formed a human blockade on tracks near the Washington-Oregon border in response to a recent oil train derailment along the Columbia River.
More than a 100 protesters attended Saturday's demonstration in Vancouver. Organizers with the Fossil Fuel Resistance Network, which formed after the June 3 Mosier derailment, said they expected to be arrested.
A news release says that the protest was held to highlight risks associated with fossil fuel extraction and transportation. Some held signs that read "Ban the bomb train."
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The derailment forced evacuations in Mosier, about 70 miles from Portland. Less than 10 gallons of oil entered the river.
Oregon transportation officials have asked for a halt to the massive oil trains because of concerns over the strain they put on the rail tracks.