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Protesters behind rail blockades in Quebec and Ontario ramped up their actions and rhetoric Wednesday as government officials accused them of compromising public safety.

Demonstrators in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville, Ont., were seen on video standing on rail tracks as a CN Rail train approached, then jumping out of the way at the last second.

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Provincial police said a handful of protesters also lit fires near and on railway tracks at a secondary camp that remained in place after a raid on another, larger blockade earlier this week.

Ontario Provincial Police say that after a train moved through Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory this morning, a second train was forced to come to a stop.

The second train eventually travelled through the area though it slowed down briefly after protesters tossed a lit pallet. In videos posted to social media, activists could be seen advancing dangerously close to the tracks and hurling pallets as a train passed.