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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

VIOLENT PROTESTS IN POLAND against membership in the European Union, which many Poles feel it's eroding traditional conservative Polish values.

 Earlier in the day, army officers and veterans took part in official celebrations and a march for the holiday, which celebrates Poland regaining its independence after World War I

  • Police officers in the Polish capital of Warsaw have arrested 215 people after riots took place throughout Tuesday
  • Masked protesters launched rocks, flares and cobblestones at riot police during a day of violent clashes in the city
  • Hooligans among tens of thousands of people who took part in a march organised by extremist nationalist groups
  • At the start of the march, participants chanted "Down with the European Union!"
  • Today Poland celebrated regaining its independence after World War I 
  • Nationalist groups who believe traditional Polish values are under threat march through Warsaw each year to mark the anniversary of Polish independence, and for the fourth year in a row their procession turned violent.
  • Some Poles feel traditional values - including a strong attachment to the Catholic church, and opposition to abortion and same-sex marriages - are being sacrificed as Poland embraces the ideals of the European Union.

    • A masked rioter prepares to launch a burning flare. It was the fourth year in a row that the 'March of Independence' had turned violent
    Masked rioter during March of Independence violence (EPA photo)
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    Tens of thousands of far-right protesters held flags and banners during the annual far-right rally, which coincided with Poland's National Independence Day
     
    Police use a water cannon to disperse groups of masked youths as clashes broke out between hooligans and police in Warsaw, Poland 
    Riot police officers use hold up their shields and batons as a protester holds a flare aloft amid chaotic scenes on the streets of Warsaw 
     
    At one point riot police could be seen standing in a long line as they used a water cannon on protesters near the city's National Stadium
     
     The hooligans were among tens of thousands of people who took part in a march organised by extremist nationalist groups today
     
     Despite violence breaking out in some areas, the majority of the marchers carried on peacefully to a rally nearby
     
     A protester prepares to hurl a rock at police while fellow rioters follow suit in the background. A number of people were injured during the clashes
     
     Police said this evening that officers had contained the rioters in the area around the football stadium and were bringing the confrontation under control
     
     Protesters tore up paving slabs and benches from a nearby bus station, and hurled them at police, who were dressed in white helmets and shields
    Protesters tore up paving slabs and benches from a nearby bus station, and hurled them at police, who were dressed in white helmets and shields
     
     
    Sources
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2830434/215-arrests-Warsaw-clashes-Polish-holiday.html
     
    http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/11/11/uk-poland-march-clashes-idUKKCN0IV1NF20141111
     
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