Twenty-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police during a protest at a German coal mine, Reuters has reported. Thunberg, a Businsiders 2019 Woman of the Year and perpetual right-wing bogeywoman, was with a group of activists protesting the Garzweiler coal mine expansion and destruction of the nearby village of Luetzerath.
Thunberg and other demonstrators were sitting near the edge of the mine, according to Reuters, and one activist allegedly jumped into the mine itself. “Greta Thunberg was part of a group of activists who rushed towards the ledge. However, she was then stopped and carried by us with this group out of the immediate danger area to establish their identity,” a police spokesperson told the outlet.
Photos from the scene show multiple officers carrying Thunberg away from the mine, holding her by the arm, and escorting her away from the protest. She was one of several protesters who were carried away from the mine’s ledge by police.