After the evacuation of the abandoned village of Lützerath in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, coal opponents continued their protests in various places in the state on Tuesday morning. In the open-cast lignite mine Inden, a bucket wheel excavator was manned and therefore had to come to a standstill. The Aachen police spoke of about 20 activists, a spokesman for the energy company RWE of 30 to 40 people.
According to police and RWE information, a group of about 20 activists also occupied factory railway lines to the Neurath nuclear power station near Rommerskirchen. Initially, there were no riots in any location.
“There’s no coal train here today. We stand in the way of destruction with our bodies,” the alliance tweeted “Ende Gelände” over a photo of activists in white suits on train tracks. “Climate protection remains manual work!”
The police forces prepared themselves for various spontaneous, decentralized actions. The action alliance “Lützerath Unräumbar”, which also includes groups from Fridays For Future and Last Generation, had previously called for a joint day of action on Tuesday.
Source: Krone
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