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Lützerath (dpa / lnw) - opponents of lignite have protested in Lützerath near Erkelenz against the demolition of former residential buildings.
On Monday morning, two sit-in blocks with a total of around 20 activists formed, said a police spokeswoman.
Lützerath is one of the villages that is to give way to the Garzweiler II open-cast lignite mine operated by RWE Power.
"The resettlement and thus the loss of the home is unacceptable for energy generation that belongs to the last century," said the activists.
The police say they are working with a hundred because they expected further protests. In addition, security forces from RWE are on site to accompany the demolition work in the village. "So far the action has been peaceful," said the police spokeswoman.