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Inside WORLD : Damage by hooligans in Warsaw exceeds $25,000
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw authorities say that more than 50 police officers were injured and material losses reached an equivalent of some 21,000 euros ($26,000) due to hooligan violence during Independence Day celebrations.
In recent years police have been attacked with pavement tiles, stones and explosives during nationalist marches held on Nov. 11, the anniversary of Poland regaining its independence after World War I.
The head of Warsaw's security forces, Ewa Gawor, said Wednesday that some 270 people were detained, while material damage totaled some 90,000 zlotys after Tuesday's march. There was no major violence during a separate march led by Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski.
City authorities have refused to ban the nationalist march, citing regulations, while legislation intended to curb the hooligans is stalled in parliament.
Photo: AP Riot police officers confront protesters as clashes broke out in Warsaw between hooligans and police amid Independence Day celebrations in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. The violence has turned into a yearly ritual on the holiday in recent years.
Photo: APRight wing protesters wave flags at the start of the the Independence Day march organized by nationalist parties, in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. Later clashes broke out in Warsaw between hooligans and police amid Independence Day celebrations. The violence has turned into a yearly ritual on the holiday in recent years.
