| PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) _ Neo-Nazis trying to march through the Jewish quarter of Prague have clashed with self-proclaimed anti-fascists, and at least 250 people were arrested in outbreaks of violence around the capital. Police also seized weapons Saturday, including a gas gun, axes and sticks at scattered sites as the extremists tried to reach the Jewish quarter, police spokesman Ladislav Bernasek said. At least six people, including one policeman, suffered head injuries, said Prague rescue service spokeswoman Jirina Ernestova. The march had been scheduled to take place just a day after the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the 1938 night of terror when the Nazis attacked synagogues and Jewish homes and businesses throughout Germany and parts of Austria. The march was banned, and about 1400 policemen were deployed in the capital, including riot police and officers on horses. Equipped with armored vehicles and water cannons, they sealed off most of the historic Jewish quarter. In a major clash downtown, a group of about two dozen neo-Nazis was attacked by self-proclaimed antifascists who said were in the streets to prevent the march, Bernasek said. About 50 left-wing extremists attacked police with cobble stones in another area. More than 250 people were detained around the city, including 10 German-speaking left-wing extremists armed with sticks, Bernasek said. Bernasek said police continued to monitor the movement of a several hundred neo-Nazi extremists across the ... |
