Standoff at wildlife refuge in Oregon officially over: FBI

Anti-militia protestors picket outside the Harney County Courthouse in Burns. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

(Reuters) - The standoff at a wildlife refuge in Oregon that began in early January has officially come to an end, the FBI said on Thursday.

All four of the remaining occupiers were taken into custody "without incident," the FBI's Portland Division said in a statement.

(This version of the story was refiled to drop extraneous word in headline)

(Reporting by Julia Edwards in Washington; Editing by Eric Walsh)