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Activist Greta Thunberg, physically removed from German mine protest

By dpa via Associated Press

Jan. 17, 2023

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Debris is pictured after demolition work following clearance in Luetzerath, Germany, Monday, Jan. 16.
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Activists block rail tracks to RWE's Neurath II lignite-fired power plant Following the eviction of L'tzerath, coal opponents continued their protests at several locations in North Rhine-Westphalia on Tuesday morning. Near Rommerskirchen, a group of activists occupied plant railway tracks to the Neurath power plant, according to police and RWE.
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Activists occupy a bucket-wheel excavator at the Inden opencast lignite mine, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 17.
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Mounted police observe a protest action of climate activists after the evacuation of Luetzerath, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 17.
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Police officers have surrounded a group of activists and coal opponents on the edge of the Garzweiler II lignite open pit mine during a protest by climate activists following the clearance of Luetzerath, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 17.
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Activists and coal opponents walk along the demolition edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine during a protest by climate activists after the clearance of Luetzerath, with police officers standing in between in Erkelenz, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 17.
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Two deer run across a field on the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine while a protest action by climate activists is taking place nearby following the clearance of Luetzerath, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 17.
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Police officers have encircled a group of activists and coal opponents with climate activist Greta Thunberg, center, on the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine during a protest action by climate activists after the clearance of Luetzerath, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 17.
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Police officers carry a demonstrator away from the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine during a protest action by climate activists after the clearance of Luetzerath, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 17.
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Police officers stand in front of a group of protesters, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, center bottom, on the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine during a protest action by climate activists after the clearance of Luetzerath, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 17. After the eviction of Luetzerath ended on Sunday, coal opponents continued their protests on Tuesday at several locations in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Police officers take Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg away from the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine during a protest action by climate activists after the clearance of Luetzerath, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 17.
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Police officers carry Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg away from the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine during a protest action by climate activists after the clearance of Luetzerath, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 17.

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