Dozens Arrested in Canada Anti-Fracking Protest

At least 40 people have been arrested after a rally at a shale gas development in the Canadian province of New Brunswick turned violent.

Tensions escalated when authorities attempted to enforce a court-ordered injunction that the demonstrators be removed.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said arrests were made for firearms violations, threats and intimidation, according to the BBC.

However, protesters contest those claims.

SWN Resources, owned by Houston-based Southwestern Energy, is exploring the coastal province for shale gas.

The reserves are removed from the ground by a controversial technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

The protesters, including regional First Nations, want SWN's seismic testing to stop.

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