About 5,000 Russian fans march over Poniatowski Bridge over the the Vistula river to the National Stadium prior to their match against Poland. The march was to celebrate the 12 June national holiday which marks the day that Russian lawmakers declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990Photograph: Grzegorz Jakubowski/EPAApproximately 6,000 police officers were on duty to contain the marchPhotograph: Peter Andrews/ReutersThe Russians were vocal and passionate in their celebrations of their national dayPhotograph: Agencja Gazeta/Reuters
As the march crossed the bridge Polish soccer fans responded with anti-Russian chantsPhotograph: Peter Andrews/ReutersPockets of incensed Russian fans broke into the Polish ranks to spark the fightingPhotograph: East News/Rex FeaturesThere were outbreaks of violence scattered over a large area. There was even fighting within the Polish support, as group of men began fighting among themselvesPhotograph: Gero Breloer/APThere were running battles on the streets Photograph: Peter Andrews/ReutersPoland and Russia have shared a relationship of intense animosity, with Warsaw falling under decades of communist rule during the Cold WarPhotograph: Jerzy Dudek/ReutersPolice attempt to bring the fighting under control using batonsPhotograph: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP/Getty ImagesRubber bullets are firedPhotograph: ReutersA Polish fan shows the result of being hit by a rubber bulletPhotograph: Jerzy Dudek/ReutersEventually the police make arrests Photograph: Christof Stache/AFP/Getty ImagesIt may not look like it but those are the good guys - so it's no wonder the fan that these plain clothes police officers are arresting looks scaredPhotograph: ReutersMore than 100 arrests were madePhotograph: Gero Breloer/APWarsaw police said 10 people required treatment by doctors, though unconfirmed reports suggest that there were many more injuredPhotograph: East News /Rex FeaturesRather unsurprisingly there's a heavy, and heavily armed, police presence in the stadium later. The authorities will be hoping that there won't be a repeat of the trouble after the gamePhotograph: Matt Dunham/AP
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