Hundreds of anti-coal protesters break into German mine

Activists are surrounded by police on the Garzweiler power plant grounds in Grevenbroich, western Germany (dpa/AP)

Hundreds of anti-coal activists have entered a mine in western Germany to protest against the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels.

Environmentalists object to the German government’s decision to allow the mining and burning of coal in the country until 2038, a deadline the activists say is too late to effectively tackle climate change.