<p>   The violence broke out during a march of 5,500 Russian fans through the city ahead of Tuesday night&#39;s Euro 2012 match between the two nations at Warsaw&#39;s National Stadium.</p>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Police fired warning shots into the air after coming under attack from Polish fans, some of whom had intercepted the Russian column.</div>  <div>   u00a0</div>  <p class="caption">   <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/jun/warsaw-clash.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 361px; " /><br />   Photo: AFP</p>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;It&#39;s more than 100 hooligans,&quot; said police spokeswoman Agnieszka Hamelusz, when asked how many people had been arrested.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   She said that those held include Russians and Poles. It was not clear how many were Russians and how many were Polish, she said.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Ten people were injured, including seven Poles, two Russians and a German, a statement on the Warsaw police website said.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Some of those arrested were held after an incident near the fanzone in the city centre, where thousands gather to watch matches on a big screen.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The police spokeswoman refused to comment when asked whether the disorder at the fanzone was connected to the march, how many people had been arrested, and whether the incident had finished.</div>  <div>   u00a0</div>  <p>   <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="270" id="player1" name="player1" width="480"> <param name="movie" value="http://videos.mid-day.com/layout/ewplayer.swf" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="file=http://videos.mid-day.com/videos/flv/Euro-2012-Over-100-arrested-in-Warsaw-clashes.flv&amp;autostart=true" /> <embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="file=http://videos.mid-day.com/videos/flv/Euro-2012-Over-100-arrested-in-Warsaw-clashes.flv&amp;autostart=true" height="270" id="player1" name="player1" src="http://videos.mid-day.com/layout/ewplayer.swf" width="480"></embed></object></p>  <p class="caption">   Video courtesy: NDTV</p>  <div>   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Warning shots were fired during the march when Polish fans hurled bottles, stones and flares at police, who also deployed a water cannon.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   At least one Polish fan was arrested after infiltrating the Russian parade and shouting inflammatory slogans.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Alexander Shprygin, head of the All-Russian Fans&#39; Union, was with the Russian fans and said that Polish fans had thrown pyrotechnics at the Russians.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Nikolai Komarov, a spokesman for the Russian Football Union, refused to comment, saying he was with the Russian team in their hotel in the city centre.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The Russians were marching to celebrate Russia Day, a national holiday which commemorates the end of the Soviet Union.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   On Friday, some Russian fans assaulted Polish stewards after Russia&#39;s 4-1 win over the Czech Republic in Wroclaw.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   There was widespread anger in the Polish media after that match because some Russians displayed Soviet flags, seen by many in Poland as a symbol of foreign occupation.</div>  

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