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Thousands protest plan to raze German village for coal mine

Police officers protect the access roads to the Garzweiler open pit mine during a demonstration near Luetzerath, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. The village of Luetzerath is to make way for the Garzweiler open pit mine. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)

Participants of a demonstration walk on a street in the direction of Luetzerath, Germany, Saturday, April 23, 2022. The village of Luetzerath is to make way for the Garzweiler open pit mine. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)

Thousands protest plan to raze German village for coal mine