Thunberg was carried away by three policemen and held by one arm at a spot further away from the edge of the mine where she previously sat with the group.
She was then escorted back towards police vans.
STORY: Thunberg was detained while protesting at the opencast coal mine of Garzweiler 2, some 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) from Luetzerath, where she sat with a group of protesters near the edge of the mine.
Thunberg was carried away by three policemen and held by one arm at a spot further away from the edge of the mine where she previously sat with the group.
She was then escorted back towards police vans.