Glued climate activists massively brought the rush-hour traffic in Cologne to a standstill with a blockade action on Tuesday morning. They sat across a street and held up a banner that indicated the Last Generation group. Yellow crosses could also be seen - the protest symbols against the demolition of Lützerath.

According to the police, the access roads were blocked and traffic was guided past. Three people were stuck on the street, three had already been carried away, a police spokeswoman said in the morning. A dpa photographer reported a traffic jam and angry comments from drivers towards the activists.

The Last Generation group tweeted a photo from Cologne and explained: "The coal under

Tweet from "Last Generation"