Polish police clash with protesters on national holiday

Written By Bersemangat on Minggu, 11 November 2012 | 23.01

WARSAW (Reuters) - Riot police in the Polish capital used truncheons to try to break up a crowd of right-wing extremists on Sunday who were pelting them with firecrackers and lumps of concrete.

The violence broke out at the start of a parade to celebrate Poland's national holiday, which in the past has proved a catalyst for clashes between rival extremist groups.

The right-wing protesters were preparing to start their march in the centre of Warsaw when some threw firecrackers and projectiles at police in riot gear who had cordoned off the area.

A Reuters correspondent saw police respond by beating protesters with truncheons, forcing them to disperse into nearby streets. Some demonstrators tore off chunks of concrete at a construction site to use as missiles.

Police used loud-hailers to warn protesters they would use rubber bullets and water cannon. A Reuters photographer nearby said acrid smoke filled the air, though it was not clear if tear gas had been used.

On the same date last year, right-wing demonstrators set fire to a television van and fought pitched battles with police who were trying to prevent them attacking a counter-demonstration by left-wing radicals.

(Additional reporting by Rob Strybel; Writing by Christian Lowe; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Sophie Hares)


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