German village protests against demolition with Beethoven
People were milling about in sunny farmyards, barns and shady tree-lined streets, to the soothing sounds of a Beethoven symphony - but this was more that just an ordinary outing: it was a protest action to prevent the demolition of village to make space for opencast brown-coal mining in the Rhineland region.



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