Protests by environmentalists continue in Luetzerath, Germany, where thousands of people are demonstrating against mining operations at a coal mine.

Leading the protest - which also resulted in clashes - is Greta Thunberg , the young Swedish activist, founder of the "Friday for future" movement.

Her presence has destabilized the police who guard the mine, who today - Sunday - intervened in strong ways to get her away.

The 20-year-old reportedly sat for a while on the edge of a wall overlooking the mine, causing the concern of the officers, who told her to leave for her own safety.

However, the leader of Fridays for future did not follow the instructions and the policemen then dragged her away for a short distance.

Over the past two days, according to an estimate, more than 30,000 people have protested in the area against coal mining operations.

(Unioneonline/lf)

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