FBI Works To End Standoff As Militants Linger At Oregon Refuge

FBI Works To End Standoff As Militants Linger At Oregon Refuge

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A handful of armed militants are believed to still be holed up at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon. Leaders of several anti-government groups sympathetic to the occupants are urging them to stand down, as the FBI says it’s working around the clock to negotiate a peaceful end to the standoff.

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