Thunberg among activists detained at Garzweiler 2 mine near village of Lützerath
Tue 17 Jan 2023 17.43 GMTGreta Thunberg was among climate activists detained during a protest against the demolition of a German village to make way for a coalmine.Thunberg was detained after sitting near the edge of the opencast Garzweiler 2 mine, about 5 miles from the village of Lützerath.
“We are going to use force to bring you to the identity check, so please cooperate,” a police officer said to the group.Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images, was seen sitting alone in a large police bus after she was detained. Riot police backed by bulldozers removed activists from buildings in the village with only a few left in trees and an underground tunnel at the weekend, but protesters including Thunberg remained at the site staging a sit-in into Tuesday.
A spokesperson for Aachen police said: “Greta Thunberg was part of a group of activists who rushed towards the ledge. However, she was then stopped and carried by us with this group out of the immediate danger area to establish their identity.”The spokesperson said one activist jumped into the mine. They said it was not clear what would happen to Thunberg or the group she was detained with, or whether the activist who jumped into the mine was injured.The planet's most important stories.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Climate activists vow to take to streets to stop fossil fuel extraction‘Cease and desist’ letter signed by over 650,000 people sent to oil and gas CEOs follows removal of Greta Thunberg from coal protest
Read more »
Thunberg removed by German police from climate change protest siteGerman police reportedly removed 20-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg from the site of a mass protest over the demolition of an abandoned village for the expansion of a coal mine.
Read more »
Germany’s no-nonsense new defence minister faces early test over UkraineBoris Pistorius is surprise pick for role as he has a low profile in Germany and is little known internationally
Read more »
Ben Wallace and EU defence ministers to press Germany over tanks to UkraineUK defence secretary will meet counterparts from Poland and Baltics in drive to get Berlin to agree re-export of Leopard 2 tanks
Read more »
Emma Raducanu gets over scrappy start to set up Australian Open tie with GauffAfter moving timidly in the early exchanges, Raducanu completely outmatched Tamara Korpatsch of Germany on day one at Melbourne Park
Read more »