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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was filmed laughing with German riot cops while posing for pictures moments before being detained at coal mine protest
The 20-year-old was among dozens of climate activists who were detained by police officers yesterday during protests at a mine in the coal village of Lutzerath, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany.
A theory has been circulating online that Thunberg's protest arrest was in fact 'all set up for the cameras'. German authorities have denied this claim.
A video shows Thunberg smiling and laughing with a man who appears to also be another protester as they are being held by officers.
A theory has been circulating online that Thunberg's protest arrest was in fact 'all set up for the cameras'. German authorities have denied this claim
The 20-year-old was among dozens of climate activists who were detained by police officers yesterday during protests at a mine in the coal village of Lutzerath, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany
Greta Thunberg was seen smiling as she was carried away by riot police officers for the second time in three days while protesting at a coal mine in Germany
The activist had two policemen dressed in full riot gear guarding her, one is holding Thunberg by the arm and the other stands by her side with his arms folded.
A third person is heard laughing along with them off screen.
Then the Swede dons a serious face and stops laughing as a photographer steps forward to take pictures of her.
While in the background, a large number of riot officers are seen standing in a line.
Several photographers gather around Thunberg and start taking pictures as two officers then lead her toward a parking lot.
Police officers lead Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg away from the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine
It was reported by German news outlet BILD that police took Thunberg to the police trailer park where protestors were giving their personal details.
However the area was already full of other climate activists, so they brought her back - which is when the video was captured.
There was some confusion but after a few minutes they took her to a bus, as they were already aware of her identity.
Christof Hüls, spokesman for the Aachen police told BILD: 'There was no staging. The police officers were definitely not posing. They were working on a mission. And as
