Greta Thunberg detained at coal protest in Germany

Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained during a protest against the demolition of a German village to make way for a coalmine.

Thunberg was detained after sitting near the edge of the opencast Garzweiler 2 mine, about 5 miles from the village of Lützerath.

Thunberg, who joined the protesters on Friday, was seen sitting alone in a large police bus after she was detained.

Riot police backed by bulldozers removed activists from buildings in the village with only a few left in trees and an underground tunnel at the weekend, but protesters including Thunberg remained at the site staging a sit-in into Tuesday.

The spokesperson said one activist jumped into the mine. They said it was not clear what would happen to Thunberg or the group she was detained with, or whether the activist who jumped into the mine was injured.

Thunberg was carried away by three police officers and held by one arm at a spot away from the edge of the mine. She was then escorted towards police vans.