Hundreds of climate change activists have stormed an open cast coal mine in western Germany to campaign against fossil fuels.
- BBC
The protesters ran through fields and broke through a police cordon to get into the Garzweiler mine.
Police had warned that the mine was not safe and said some officers were hurt as they tried to hold back protesters.
Germany has vowed to go carbon neutral by 2050 but activists say this is not soon enough.
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