16-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a protest claiming for urgent measures to combat climate change, in Hamburg, Germany, March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen
HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Thousands of students in the German port city of Hamburg marched out of school on Friday led by teenage Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg to call for more action on climate change.
The protest is part of a global movement known as "School Strike 4 Climate" or "Fridays For Future" launched last August when Thunberg began protesting outside the Swedish parliament on school days.
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