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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Donna Ferguson and agency

Greta Thunberg calls for protest against expansion of German coalmine

Greta Thunberg joins in protests with climate activists in Germany.
Greta Thunberg joins in protests with climate activists in Germany. Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/Rex/Shutterstock

Greta Thunberg joined thousands of demonstrators to march in a large-scale protest in Germany against the demolition of a village to make way for an opencast coalmine extension.

Crowds of activists marched on the hamlet of Lützerath in western Germany, waving banners, chanting and accompanied by a brass band, but there were also violent clashes with police.

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