Greta Thunberg was detained by German police during ongoing protests against a coal mine's expansion. 📸: Federico Gambarini / DPA via AP
activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, according to footage of ongoing protests against a coal mine's expansion.
Video and still images appeared to show police in riot gear carrying away a limp Thunberg, 20, by her arms and legs in the hamlet of Luetzerath, west of Cologne and near Garzweiler coal mine. Thunberg did not appear to be in distress and was smiling at points of her apprehension, footage showed.German officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the detention.pitting the government against environmentalists.
Climate activist say the coal mine's planned expansion would release vast amounts of greenhouse gas and violate German commitments to the 2015 Paris climate accord.David K. Li is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
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