Greta Thunberg detained at German coal protest

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has been detained by constabulary astatine a protestation extracurricular a occidental German village.

She had been protesting with activists seeking to halt the abandoned colony of Lützerath from being demolished for the enlargement of a ember mine.

Police told Reuters Ms Thunberg was portion of a radical which "rushed towards the ledge" of the Garzweiler 2 mine.

It is not yet wide what volition hap to the activistic oregon the radical she was arrested with.

The Garzweiler 2 excavation is astir 5.6 miles (9km) from Lützerath, and video from the country showed 3 officers carrying Ms Thunberg from the protestation arsenic she smiled.

Police besides told Reuters 1 antheral jumped into the mine.

Activists reason burning ember undermines Germany's efforts to trim greenhouse state emissions.

The state has promised to signifier retired coal-fired powerfulness by 2030.

Lützerath is expected to beryllium the last colony to beryllium demolished for the lignite mine.

Organisers of the protestation said astir 35,000 protesters attended connected Saturday portion constabulary said the fig was person to 15,000.