Many protesters, politicians and the Wet'suwet'en chiefs themselves have suggested an alternate route could have avoided the years-long dispute.

RCMP are defending the actions of members seen in the video captured during enforcement, but the opponents say the explanations are "absurd and ridiculous."

A Wet'suwet'en spokesperson says those at the camps are not blocking workers from Coastal GasLink from using the road or accessing the work site.

It comes as police spend a fifth day enforcing a B.C. Supreme Court injunction relating to the contentious Coastal GasLink pipeline.

The protesters say those arrested are now on their way back to the camp to keep fighting the court order and protect their ancestral lands.

Wet'suet'en members and their supporters say RCMP had arrested at least six project opponents on Thursday morning.

RCMP say protesters should leave the area peacefully or face arrest, but said any arrests would come with as little force as possible.

It's the latest development in the standoff between First Nations opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline, the company, and police. 

The NDP finds itself at cross purposes over the issue, as it wants the pipeline built while at the same time insisting it will do all it can to accommodate First Nations’ interests.

A U.K. media report claims RCMP discussed deploying snipers and removing children when enforcing an injunction at the Wet'suwet'en pipeline blockade in northern B.C.