Greta Thunberg Arrested: Why Has Greta Thunberg Been Detained?

Greta Thunberg has been detained by the police during an anti-coal mining protest in western Germany.

She was protesting with activists seeking to stop the abandoned village of Lutzerath from being demolished for the expansion of a coal mine.

The police have clarified that Thunberg had not been arrested, and later said she had been released after an ID check.

Officers also confirmed all of those detained would not be charged. Video from the scene showed three officers carrying Thunberg from the protest as she smiled.