Greta Thunberg, a climate activist, has been arrested alongside other activists for protesting against coal mine expansion in Lützerath, a village in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. According to Reuters, Thunberg was
Vivian ChimeGreta Thunberg, a climate activist, has been arrested alongside other activists for protesting against coal mine expansion in Lützerath, a village in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany., Thunberg was held on Tuesday while protesting at the opencast coal mine of Garzweiler II, 9km from Lützerath.The village of Lützerath, sits on the edge of an open-cast lignite coal mine and yields about 25 million tonnes of lignite — the dirtiest form of coal.
While marching with up to 6000 protesters, the Swedish climate activist called the coal mine expansion a “betrayal of present and future generations.”However, the police say the arrested demonstrators will be released after their identities have been confirmed.
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