Thunberg detained at the Garzweiler 2 mine near the village of Lützerath, but released after an identity check.
Greta Thunberg was one of the weather activists arrested in a protest against the demolition of a German village to make way for a coal mine.
Thunberg arrested after sitting near the edge of the open pit mine Garzweiler 2, about 8 km from the village of Lützerath.
“We will use to get them to identity check, so cooperate,” a police official told the group.
Thunberg, who joined protesters on Friday, noticed she was sitting alone on a giant police bus after her arrest.
Bulldozer-backed police evicted activists from village buildings with only a few trees and an underground tunnel over the weekend, however, protesters — Thunberg added — remained at the site for a sit-in on Tuesday.
An Aachen police spokesman said: “Greta Thunberg, a member of an organization of activists who ran to the ledge. However, he later arrested us and transported us through with this organization out of the danger zone to identify his identity. “
The spokesman said an activist jumped into the mine. They said it was not transparent if the user was injured.
Thunberg, among other activists who were released after an identity check, according to police.
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The Swedish weather activist on Saturday addressed thousands of protesters marching to Lutzerath and called the mine’s expansion a “betrayal of future generations. “
“Germany is one of the biggest polluters in the world and will be held accountable,” he said.