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Army Corps to close camp access

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe said Friday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to close an area where people have been camping for months to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Dave Archambault said in a statement that he received a letter from the Corps, dated Friday, which says all lands north of the Cannonball River will be closed Dec. 5. “The letter states that the lands will be closed to public access for safety concerns,” Archambault said. Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers didn’t immediately return messages Friday seeking comment and verification of the letter. For months, opponents of the four-state, $3.8 billion pipeline have been camping in the area to protest the pipeline.

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