Greta Thunberg detained by German police during coal village protests – National | 24CA News
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained alongside a gaggle of activists on Tuesday throughout protests towards the demolition of the coal village of Luetzerath, in accordance with police.
A spokesperson for the police division within the area stated it was not but clear what would occur to Thunberg, who joined protesters on the web site final week to marketing campaign towards the growth of the mine, owned by power large RWE.
Riot police backed by bulldozers eliminated activists from buildings within the village with only some left in timber and an underground tunnel by final weekend, however protesters together with Thunberg remained on the web site staging a sit-in into Tuesday.
Police officers carry Swedish local weather activist Greta Thunberg away from the sting of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine throughout a protest motion by local weather activists after the clearance of Luetzerath, Germany, on Jan. 17, 2023.
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Thunberg was detained whereas protesting on the opencast coal mine of Garzweiler 2, some 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) from Luetzerath, the place she sat with a gaggle of protesters close to the sting of the mine.
Thunberg, was seen sitting alone in a big police bus after having been detained, a Reuters witness stated.
“We are going to use force to bring you to the identity check, so please cooperate,” a policeman stated to the group, in accordance with Reuters footage.
“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,” a spokesperson for Aachen police instructed Reuters, including one activist had jumped into the mine.
Police officers take Swedish local weather activist Greta Thunberg away from the sting of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine throughout a protest motion by local weather activists after the clearance of Luetzerath, Germany, on Jan. 17. After the eviction of Luetzerath ended on Sunday, coal opponents continued their protests on Tuesday at a number of areas in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Federico Gambarini/dpa by way of AP
It was not but clear what would occur to Thunberg or the group she was detained with, or whether or not the activist who jumped into the mine was injured, the spokesperson stated, including the police would supply an replace inside the hour.
Thunberg was carried away by three policemen and held by one arm at a spot additional away from the sting of the mine the place she was beforehand sat with the group.
She was then escorted again in direction of police vans.
The Swedish local weather activist addressed the round 6,000 protesters who marched in direction of Lutzerath on Saturday, calling the growth of the mine a “betrayal of present and future generations.”
“Germany is one of the biggest polluters in the world and needs to be held accountable,” she stated.
