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| Climate protesters storm Garzweiler coalmine in Germany | Climate protesters storm Garzweiler coalmine in Germany |
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| Police in western Germany are removing climate change protesters from an open-cast coalmine after hundreds of them stormed the site. | Police in western Germany are removing climate change protesters from an open-cast coalmine after hundreds of them stormed the site. |
| Activists broke through a police cordon on Saturday to get into the Garzweiler mine, in a campaign against fossil fuel use. | Activists broke through a police cordon on Saturday to get into the Garzweiler mine, in a campaign against fossil fuel use. |
| Many protesters are resisting attempts by police to clear the huge site. | Many protesters are resisting attempts by police to clear the huge site. |
| Police have warned that the mine is not safe, and said some officers were hurt as they tried to hold back protesters. | Police have warned that the mine is not safe, and said some officers were hurt as they tried to hold back protesters. |
| Germany has vowed to go carbon neutral by 2050 but activists say this is not soon enough. | Germany has vowed to go carbon neutral by 2050 but activists say this is not soon enough. |
| Recent surveys have shown that climate change tops a list of concerns in Germany, with the Green party polling alongside the governing Christian Democrats. | Recent surveys have shown that climate change tops a list of concerns in Germany, with the Green party polling alongside the governing Christian Democrats. |
| Police used pepper spray to try to stop activists from reaching the site. Each side accused the other of using unnecessary force. | Police used pepper spray to try to stop activists from reaching the site. Each side accused the other of using unnecessary force. |
| Earlier, protesters temporarily blocked a railway line used to transport coal. | Earlier, protesters temporarily blocked a railway line used to transport coal. |
| Some of the activists were among between 20,000 and 40,000 protesters who joined a demonstration on Friday in the city of Aachen in support of the school strike movement launched by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg. | Some of the activists were among between 20,000 and 40,000 protesters who joined a demonstration on Friday in the city of Aachen in support of the school strike movement launched by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg. |
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