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Recent Williams grad severely injured at pipeline protest

Police, at least one with a rubber bullet gun, confronted protesters Sunday night near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, outside Cannon Ball, N.D. Stephanie Keith/Reuters

Williams College held a small prayer service Tuesday night for a recent graduate who was severely injured early Monday during a violent clash between North Dakota law enforcement and demonstrators who were protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline.

About 15 people attended the gathering for 21-year-old Sophia Wilansky at the liberal arts college in Willamstown, according to a spokeswoman.

Wilansky’s family and supporters say she lost a part of her left arm during the incident Monday morning.

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