Greta Thunberg calls for protest against expansion of German coalmine

Climate activist also denounced police violence' against campaigners at the abandoned village of Lutzerath

Greta Thunberg joined thousands of demonstrators to march in a large-scale protest in Germany against the demolition of a village to make way for an opencast coalmine extension.

Crowds of activists marched on the hamlet of Lutzerath in western Germany, waving banners, chanting and accompanied by a brass band, but there were also violent clashes with police.