WARSAW – Poland’s ruling right-wing party has blamed violence, injuries and damage during recent national holiday event that it backs on hooligans and provocateurs.
Dozens of riot police and a photographer were injured Wednesday in clashes with participants in the annual Independence Day march in Warsaw that was organized by far-right groups.
An apartment, a shop and an office door were set on fire. City authorities assessed the damage at tens of thousands of zlotys.The events have drawn general condemnation and even calls for the march to be banned.The ruling conservative Law and Justice party, which has promoted the regular marches that frequently turned violent, defended them as patriotic events but criticized the.