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Stand-off with ranchers in United States continues

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United States FBI agents and local police are still hoping the occupation of a wildlife refuge in the US state of Oregon can end peacefully.


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United States FBI agents and local police are still hoping the occupation of a wildlife refuge in the US state of Oregon can end peacefully.


A group of armed militia took over the government facility at the weekend to protest against the imprisonment of two local farmers.

 

Dwight Hammond and his son Steven were convicted of arson in 2012 for burning public land.

But they are now facing tougher sentences than what they originally served.

The stand-off is the latest skirmish over federal land management in the United States.


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