Greta Thunberg released after detention in Germany over coal village protests: Police

Climate activistGreta Thunberg, who was detained along with a group of activists on Tuesday during protests against the demolition of the coal village of Luetzerath, has beenreleased after an identity check, according to police officials.

Thunberg was seen sitting alone in a large police bus after having been detained at the protest at about 380 miles southwest of German capital Berlin, a person present at the site was quoted as saying by Reuters.

"We are going to use force to bring you to the identity check, so please cooperate," a policeman said to the group, according to Reuters footage.

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"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 spokesperson for Aachen police told Reuters, adding one activist had jumped into the mine.

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

The Swedish climate activist addressed the around 6,000 protesters who marched towards Lutzerath on Saturday, calling the expansion of the mine a "betrayal of present and future generations."

"Germany is one of the biggest polluters in the world and needs to be held accountable," she said.

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