Right-wing rally ends in violence as 90 arrested

NINETY people were arrested as anti-fascist campaigners clashed with right-wing protesters in a city centre, police in England have confirmed.

Violent scenes erupted in Birmingham city centre as campaigners took on supporters of a rally against Islamic fundamentalism by The English Defence League (EDL) on Saturday.

As shoppers looked on, gangs of men and youths hurled bottles at one another and pelted riot police with bricks in the New Street area of the city, close to the main train station.