Pipeline Protesters Block Entrance To Downtown Crossing TD Bank
BOSTON (CBS) – Police and firefighters were called to TD Bank in Downtown Crossing Thursday morning after protesters chained themselves in the bank's entrance.
The demonstrators, who were protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline, began blocking the entrance on Winter Street around 10 a.m.
Members of the group said they chose the bank as a venue for the protest because TD Bank is one of the lenders for the oil pipeline.
Protestors with @NoDAPL lock themselves inside @TDBank_US on #WinterStreet In #Boston @bostonpolice and @BostonFire on scene. #wbz pic.twitter.com/mKCDvjsmXP
— Ben Parker (@radiobenparker) November 10, 2016
Two people used a series of bicycle locks to attach themselves together by their necks, while also locking themselves to the bank's main entrance.
Using PVC piping, two other demonstrators locked arms together and chained themselves to the door.
4 protesters who chained themselves with bike locks to TD bank winter st being removed.#wbz pic.twitter.com/ILoxTqdQz1
— Beth Germano (@BethWBZ) November 10, 2016
Protesters said they hoped to keep the bank's entrance closed "as long as possible."
Boston Police and firefighters were working to remove protesters from the bank one at a time.