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Climate activists protest demolition of German village to make way for a coal mine expansion
Police officers walk next to people who attend a protest rally at the Garzweiler opencast mining near the village Luetzerath in Erkelenz, Germany, Saturday, January 14, 2023

CLIMATE activists protested in their thousands on Saturday against the clearance and demolition of a village in western Germany to make way for the expansion of the coal mine Garzweiler.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined the demonstrators as they protested against the clearance of the village of Lutzerath, walking through the nearby village of Keyenberg chanting “Every village stays” and “You are not alone.”

Activists from climate action groups including Fridays for Future, Extinction Rebellion and Last Generation came from across the country to join the protest.

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