Far-right protesters clash with riot police during Polish Independence Day march
14 November 2020 |
10:53 am
Several officers have been injured in Warsaw as far-right protesters threw firecrackers, stones and bottles at riot police. The protests take place each year as Poland recalls its independence after World War I.
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