LÜTZERATH, Germany, Jan 14 ― Climate activist Greta Thunberg and thousands of demonstrators marched in a large-scale protest in Germany on Saturday against the demolition of a...
LÜTZERATH, Germany, Jan 14 ― Climate activist Greta Thunberg and thousands of demonstrators marched in a large-scale protest in Germany on Saturday against the demolition of a village to make way for an open-cast coal mine extension.
Thunberg marched at the front of the procession as demonstrators converged on the village, showing support for activists occupying it in protest over the coal mine extension. But between 20 and 40 climate militants were still holed up in the contested village late on Friday, a spokeswoman for the protest movement said.
Demolition works were progressing slowly on the buildings that had been emptied, while surrounding trees were felled, anLarge numbers of protesters ― Thunberg among them ― had assembled on Saturday close to the village, which has become a symbol of resistance against fossil fuels. Organisers are hoping that tens of thousands will attend, while police have said they expect around 8,000.
The movement has been supported by protest actions across Germany. On Friday, masked activists set fire to bins and painted slogans on the offices of the Greens in Berlin.
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