Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among those detained by German police during protests against the demolition of a coal village.
LUETZERATH, Germany, Jan 17 - Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained alongside other activists on Tuesday during protests against the demolition of the coal village of Luetzerath but the entire group will be released later in the day, according to police.
Thunberg was held while protesting at the opencast coal mine of Garzweiler 2, some 9 km from Luetzerath, where she sat with a group of protesters near the edge of the mine. Activists have said Germany should not be mining any more lignite and should focus on expanding renewable energy instead. Thunberg, was seen sitting alone in a large police bus after having been detained, a Reuters witness said.
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