The EU wants Poland to accept 12,000 refugees
Thousands of protesters have gathered in several Polish cities, as right-wing groups rallied against plans to resettle refugees in Europe while counter-protesters marched in solidarity with those seeking safety.
Around 10,000 right-wing protesters clutching the national flag assembled on the streets in the capital of Warsaw on Saturday, and chanted slogans including "Today refugees, tomorrow terrorists!" and "Poland, free of Islam!".
Police in riot gear watched over the crowds as some lit flares, however there were no reports of violence.
Miroslaw Kadziela, 24, who was among those at the protest, told an AP reporter: "The refugees are threat to our culture, they will not assimilate with our society."
Elsewhere in Warsaw, a few hundred people at a pro-refugee rally played music and held banners aloft reading "Refugees, Welcome", with similar rallies being held in Gdansk, Krakow, Poznan and Szczecin.
EU leaders have suggested that Poland should accept 12,000 refugee as part of a proposed quota system. Warsaw has agreed to take in at least 2,000 refugees within two years, but has said it cannot welcome economic migrants.
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