WARSAW. Nov 13 (Interfax) - Nationalist riots in Warsaw on Independence Day on Monday resulted in damages put at about 30,000 euros, Polish radio said on Tuesday.
Warsaw Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz said the city authorities would seek compensation from the organizers of the Independence March, a nationalist rally.
Rioters burned down a rainbow-colored arch-shaped installation on one of the capital's central squares designed by Polish artist Julita Wojcik and symbolizing tolerance.
The march began with several thousand people moving through the center of Warsaw, but afterward a group of masked men broke away from the procession and attacked the offices of ultra-leftist groups.
Police interfered, but rioters flung firecrackers and rocks at them. The rioters were driven away ultimately but had been able to set several parked cars on fire before that.
The Russian Embassy was also attacked, with firecrackers, bottles and rubbish being hurled onto its premises. The Polish ambassador in Moscow was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the incident.
Warsaw's police authority said at least 19 people had been injured and another 72 were arrested during the riots. There were reportedly at least four police officers among those injured.
There are usually numerous public events, including nationalist demonstrations, on Independence Day, observed on November 11.