{"id":390846,"date":"2017-01-02T20:27:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T18:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=390846"},"modified":"2017-01-02T20:27:18","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T18:27:18","slug":"protestors-hang-pipeline-banner-at-minnesota-vikings-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/fr\/2017\/01\/protestors-hang-pipeline-banner-at-minnesota-vikings-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Protestors hang pipeline banner at Minnesota Vikings' game"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"NewsHub\"$ MINNEAPOLIS — Two spectators rapelled from the rafters of U. S. Bank Stadium during the Chicago Bears – Minnesota Vikings game on Sunday, and hung a banner protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The incident ended peacefully and the duo was arrested.
During the second quarter of Sunday’s game, the banner was hung from the rafters and the two individuals hung from ropes while the game continued. Police climbed the rafters above the two and remained in position. One fan was wearing a Vikings purple No. 4 Brett Favre jersey.
The banner read \u00ab\u00a0U. S. Bank, Divest, #NoDAPL. \u00a0\u00bb U. S. Bank is helping fund the project.
Firefighters joined the police as they searched for a way to get the individuals down.
The two were high above the seating section and one was waving to the fans. Police cleared six rows of fans from the seating area right below the individuals.
\u00ab\u00a0Two individuals appear to have climbed over a guard rail to access the ridge truss,\u00a0\u00bb SMG, a management group for the stadium, said in a statement during the game. \u00ab\u00a0We immediately dispatched on-site Minneapolis police and fire departments to the scene and cleared the seating section below. We are working with all stadium partners, and our primary focus is on the safety of the fans and these two individuals. \u00a0\u00bb
It was the final game of the season for Minnesota and Chicago. The Vikings won 38-10 to finish at 8-8 after a 5-0 start.
\u00ab\u00a0Why wouldn’t the season finish like that? \u00a0\u00bb quarterback Sam Bradford said of the banner incident. \u00ab\u00a0I think it’s just been that kind of a year. \u00a0\u00bb
Receiver Jarius Wright was amazed at the scene.
\u00ab\u00a0It was crazy,\u00a0\u00bb Wright said. \u00ab\u00a0We kind of sat there and laughed about it the whole game. How did they get up there? They had the whole setup with the rapel thing. How does that even happen? The moved out the whole section underneath them, so it was a crazy way to end out the season. \u00a0\u00bb
Said receiver Adam Thielen: \u00ab\u00a0That was interesting. They got some [guts], that’s for sure.
The Vikings opened U. S. Bank Stadium, their new $1 billion home, this season.<\/p>\n

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