WARSAW, Poland – Thousands of flag-waving Polish nationalists are marching through Warsaw with an anti-migrant message as they mark Independence Day, a holiday marred by violence in recent years.
The march Wednesday was organized by several radical far-right organizations under the slogan "Poland for Poles. Poles for Poland," an allusion to an infamous anti-Semitic slogan from before World War II.
The large crowd, which included some wearing masks, marched amid rising smoke from red flares. Police estimated crowd size at 25,000. There was a huge police presence throughout central Warsaw following clashes on the holiday in past years.
The day celebrates Poland regaining its independence following World War I after being wiped off the map for 123 years.
Earlier, President Andrzej Duda presided over state celebrations.
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