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Security Measures Face Scrutiny After U.S. Bank Stadium Pipeline Protest

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — The investigation continues Monday into how a group protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline managed to get a large banner into U.S. Bank Stadium, then have two people rappel from it during the final Minnesota Vikings game of the season.

The two climbers, Sen Holiday and Karl Zimmermann, were arrested after the game ended and fans started to clear out after the Vikings victory. They spent the better part of the game hanging from the rafters, hanging from a banner that said “U.S. Bank Divest, NoDAPL” to encourage the bank to stop investing int he company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline.