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| Ethnic riot erupts in Czech town | Ethnic riot erupts in Czech town |
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| Riot police in the northern Czech town of Litvinov have waged a bloody battle with far-right protesters trying to reach a Roma (Gypsy) suburb. | Riot police in the northern Czech town of Litvinov have waged a bloody battle with far-right protesters trying to reach a Roma (Gypsy) suburb. |
| Police, some mounted on horses, tried to force back rioters from a 500-strong crowd with batons and tear gas as youths hurled petrol bombs and stones. | Police, some mounted on horses, tried to force back rioters from a 500-strong crowd with batons and tear gas as youths hurled petrol bombs and stones. |
| Seven demonstrators and seven police officers were injured in the clashes. | Seven demonstrators and seven police officers were injured in the clashes. |
| The violence broke out at a march by the far-right Workers' Party on Monday, a public holiday in the Czech Republic. | The violence broke out at a march by the far-right Workers' Party on Monday, a public holiday in the Czech Republic. |
| At least one injured policeman could be seen lying on the ground with blood on his face, and a police car was set alight. | At least one injured policeman could be seen lying on the ground with blood on his face, and a police car was set alight. |
| Some of the rioters wore masks | Some of the rioters wore masks |
| About 1,000 police were deployed to control the marchers. | About 1,000 police were deployed to control the marchers. |
| "The police tried to get the demonstrators back to the planned march route but they started throwing flaming bottles," said police spokeswoman Jarmila Hrubesova. | "The police tried to get the demonstrators back to the planned march route but they started throwing flaming bottles," said police spokeswoman Jarmila Hrubesova. |
| About 15 people were reportedly arrested. | About 15 people were reportedly arrested. |
| The Czech Republic's largely impoverished Roma population has repeatedly complained of endemic racial discrimination. | |
| However, radical right-wingers like the Workers' Party have failed to make inroads in national politics over the past decade, analysts say. |