Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police at a protest in Germany.
: Thunberg alongside other activists has been protesting the planned demolition of coal mining town Lützerath to make way for a coal mine expansion.Thunberg was participating in a sit-in near the edge of the mine on Tuesday when she and other activists were detained. One activist had jumped into the mine, Reuters reported.
Lützerath has become a symbol of the climate movement in Germany. It's been occupied by protesters in recent years years after the town's residents were evicted to make way for the coal mine's long-planned expansion,Activists argue that the mine's expansion will release large amounts of greenhouse gases and help prevent Germany from meeting its commitments to the
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