Greta, 20, was at an anti-coal mine demonstration Lützerath
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg was seen being manhandled by cops during an environmental protest in Germany.
Activists had descended on the west German village which is due to be demolished to make way for the expansion of a coal mine. Ahead of the protests Greta tweeted: “We are currently in Lützerath, a German village threatened to be demolished for an expansion of a coal mine.
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