Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police Tuesday while protesting against the expansion of a coal mine in Germany that environmentalists say would make it impossible for the country to meet its emissions targets.
... [+]dpa/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThunberg, 20, was taken into custody alongside other activists taking part in a sit-in protest at the coal mine Garzweiler 2, located in west Germany.
She was part of a group that “rushed towards the ledge” of the opencast coal mine, authorities from the German city of Aachen toldVideo and photos show officers wearing riot gear carrying Thunberg, who appeared to be smiling and showing no signs of distress, away from the protest., and she and the other protesters will be released without criminal charges after police check their identification.
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