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Police move on coal mine protesters barricaded in abandoned German village

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Hundreds of police began clearing climate protesters out of an abandoned village on Wednesday in a showdown over the expansion of an opencast lignite mine that has highlighted tensions around Germany's climate policy during an energy crisis.

Added on the 11/01/2023 15:13:20 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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