OTTAWA, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Dozens of people protesting TransCanada's oil sands pipeline project were arrested peacefully Monday during a rally at Parliament Hill, officials said.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported an attempt by protesters to jump a fence and enter the main parliamentary building with dozens of police officers and security guards at the ready was a peaceful affair. The CBC said protesters and police were seen laughing and joking as the arrest took place.
Protest organizer Peter McHugh of Greenpeace called the demonstration "a historic mass act of civil disobedience."
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