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Anti-coal protestors accuse German police of 'pure violence' following demonstration clashes

Police officers carry a demonstrator during a protest near the village of Luetzerath, Germany, on January 14, 2023. © Wolfgang Rattay, Reuters

Climate activists on Sunday accused police of "pure violence" after clashes during a demonstration at a German village being razed to make way for a coal mine expansion.

In an operation that began on Wednesday, hundreds of police have been removing activists from the doomed hamlet of Luetzerath in western Germany.

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