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The RCMP will review the actions of officers who arrested 14 people at an Indigenous pipeline blockade in northwestern B.C., and will also erect a temporary detachment to maintain safety in the area.

The Mounties enforced a court injunction Jan. 7, allowing Coastal GasLink workers and contractors access to a work site where a natural gas pipeline is planned near Houston.

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Assistant commissioner Eric Stubbs held a news conference Monday to provide more details about the police operation, in the wake of criticism from Indigenous leaders that the use of force was excessive.

“I appreciate that for those directly involved with the police at the barricade, it was an emotional situation,” he said. “I also understand that there are some concerns surrounding our actions on Jan. 7.”

The RCMP will conduct a review of the incident that will produce recommendations to address any issues and identify the parts of the operation that went well, as it does with any major operation, he said.