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World News See other World News Articles Title: Coastal GasLink site in B.C. left with millions in damage after 'violent attack' by masked assailants wielding axes RCMP are investigating what is being described as a “organized violent attack” on pipeline workers, police and equipment at a Coastal GasLink drilling site near the Morice River in northern British Columbia. Mounties were called for reports that 20 masked people, some of them wielding axes, had attacked security guards at the work site near Houston, B.C., shortly after midnight Thursday, smashing the windows of their vehicle. “This coordinated and criminal attack from multiple directions threatened the lives of several workers,” TC Energy Corp., the company building the Coastal GasLink pipeline, said in a statement. “In one of the most concerning acts, an attempt was made to set a vehicle on fire while workers were inside. The attackers also wielded axes, swinging them at vehicles and through a truck’s window,” the company said. “Flare guns were also fired at workers.” Initially RCMP were told that some of the workers were trapped at the site, but all nine employees managed to escape safely and without any injuries. RCMP officers approaching the site from the Marten Forest Service Road said they encountered a burning blockade of downed trees, tar-covered stumps, wire and boards with spikes driven through them. RCMP officers approaching the site from the Marten Forest Service Road said they encountered a burning blockade of downed trees, tar-covered stumps, wire and boards with spikes driven through them. “Workers fled the site for their own safety and remain shaken by this violent incident,” the company said. Millions of dollars in damage was also done to heavy equipment and construction trailers on the site, according to details provided by police and the company. “Equipment hydraulic and fuel lines were also cut, causing dangerous leaks,” TC Energy said. “We are working to contain and clean up the environmental damage caused by the attackers.” The company called the incident a “highly planned and dangerous unprovoked assault.” RCMP officers approaching the site from the Marten Forest Service Road said they encountered a burning blockade of downed trees, tar-covered stumps, wire and boards with spikes driven through them. “As police worked their way through the debris and traps, several people threw smoke bombs and fire-lit sticks at the police, injuring one officer,” RCMP said in a release. Millions of dollars in damage was done to heavy equipment and construction trailers on the site, according to details provided by police and the company. Millions of dollars in damage was done to heavy equipment and construction trailers on the site, according to details provided by police and the company. Photo by RCMP An old school bus also had to be cleared from the roadway by RCMP and Coastal GasLink workers before police officers could reach the worksite. “This is a very troubling escalation in violent criminal activity that could have resulted in serious injury or death,” RCMP Chief Superintendent Warren Brown said in a statement Thursday. “This was a calculated and organized violent attack that left its victims shaken and a multimillion dollar path of destruction. While we respect everyone’s right to peacefully protest in Canada, we cannot tolerate this type of extreme violence and intimidation. Our investigators will work tirelessly to identify the culprits and hold them accountable for their actions.” Poster Comment: A "mostly peaceful" protest, no doubt. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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