Start of evacuation of German lignite village went according to plan, police take a break at night

The first day of the evacuation of the lignite village of Lützerath, not far from Roermond, occupied by climate activists, went according to plan. “Apart from a short explosion of violence, the protests are mainly peaceful, which means that our objectives for today have been achieved,” said Dirk Weinspach, chief of police of the Aachen police at the beginning of the evening. In the middle of the night it was decided to temporarily stop the evacuation.