Greta Thunberg has been carried away from an environmental protest by police after rejoining opponents of a coal mine expansion.
was carried away from an environmental protest by police after rejoining opponents of a coal mine expansion.
The original residents of Luetzerath, near Dusseldorf, have already abandoned the settlement, but it holds symbolic significance for opponents of the Garzweiler mine. Footage from the scene went viral on Monday when a video was released showing police officers in helmets and heavy-duty clothingA man in long brown robes dubbed the ‘Mud Wizard’ was shown pushing over one officer and tapping another on the shoulder.Images from the scene show the activist, who rose to fame as a teenager with her school strike campaign, with other young people surrounded by German police.
Luetzerath was home to around 900 people as recently as 10 years ago, but they began to leave in 2013 when a federal court ruled in favour of the brown-coal open cast mine’s expansion.At the most recent march, some demonstrators ran towards the Garzweiler mine, with one managing to enter it according to the dpa news agency.Police surrounded Greta and her fellow protestors at the site
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