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PORTLAND, Oregon - A man protesting US logging policies set up a giant tripod structure in the middle of a busy downtown street in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, clogging lunchtime traffic for about an hour.
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Bryan Weideman, 18, suspended himself 15 feet (4.5 metres) above the street, but was brought back to the ground when police "grabbed the three portions of the tripod and walked them back and slowly lowered him down," said Portland Police sergeant Brian Schmautz. Weideman, who was protesting the logging of trees burned in the 2002 Biscuit fire in Southern Oregon, was arrested without incident on charges of disorderly conduct, Schmautz said. The teepee-like structure was set up in front of the US Forest Service Building in downtown Portland, a scene of frequent protests.
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