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German police clash with demonstrators as Greta Thunberg joins anti-coal activists to save Luetzerath village

German police clashed with environmental protesters on Saturday at a village being razed to make way for a coal mine expansion. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg turned up at the protest, in the hamlet of Luetzerath in western Germany, and condemned the move.

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Organisers said 35,000 people attended the demonstration. In the village, many of the activists have built structures high up in the trees, while others have climbed to the top of abandoned buildings and barns.