The Swedish environmental activist was one of thousands protesting the authorities’ decision to demolish Lützerath for lignite mining.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that Thunberg should be near the edge of a lignite mine with a group of other protesters.
Greta Thunberg was part of a group of activists who were pushed to the brink. But we stopped her and carried her and the rest of the group out of the immediate danger area to check their identities,” a spokesman for the Aachen police told Reuters.
Then, the 20-year-old was put into a police car, but police confirm that she will be released sometime during the day, according to Reuters.
The village will be demolished
Next to Lützerath is a lignite mine that already exists, and now the village is to be demolished so that the energy company can expand drilling.
The conflict made Lützerath a symbol of the German energy debate, and the village was occupied by activists for a long time.
Wounded police officers
During this weekend’s protests, activists and police clashed. 70 police officers were injured, according to the report ZDF And Westdeutscher Rundfunk He writes that the police used pepper spray against the protesters.
The text has been updated.
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