Faced with the harsh intervention of the police while walking towards the mining site, Thunberg and the group of environmentalists were taken by the police on a bus after the identity check. It is not yet known when Thunberg and environmental activists, who were detained by the police, will be released. Aachen police announced that the group was detained for identification.
STRONG RESPONSE FROM THE POLICE
Environmental activists, who opposed the expansion of the coal mine in Lützerath, Germany, faced harsh intervention by the mounted police during their actions today.
German police, who intervened with the protesters, including the Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, with batons and tear gas as they walked towards the mine site, then surrounded the protesters, checked their identity cards and kept them in the area for about an hour.
AA REPORTER WAS INJURED
Press members who wanted to view the events were also affected by the intervention of the mounted police with batons and tear gas, and Kadir İlboğa, a freelance photojournalist working for Anadolu Agency (AA), was slightly injured during the police intervention.
Ilboğa, who was wearing a press vest while watching a mounted police officer walking over an environmentalist, fell to the ground after the police hit him three times with a truncheon.
İlboğa, who was also affected by the tear gas sprayed by the police, was treated outpatient at the scene by the medical teams. (AA)