Thursday, May 3, 2007

Mohawk Protestor who Blockaded Ont. Rail line to surrender

The main spokesman (edit: LEADER) for a group of aboriginal protesters who blocked a main Ontario rail corridor in April said he planned to give himself up to police Thursday morning.

Ontario provincial police issued a warrant for the arrest of Shawn Brant after his group blocked a rail line used by Via Rail west of Kingston, Ont., on April 20, cutting off rail service between Toronto and Ottawa as well as between Toronto and Montreal for about 30 hours. Brant said his arrest would not stop the group’s ongoing protest

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