(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 9 - Anti-riot police on Saturday clashed with demonstrators who were taking part in an anti-fascist march organized by left-wing collectives in Bologna against another demonstration that was being held nearby by members of the far-right Casa Pound and Rete dei Patrioti groups.
    A group of left-wing demonstrators with their faces disguised were quickly approaching the area where the demonstration by right-wing activists was taking place when they were blocked by anti-riot police who fired tear gas.
    A heavy cordon of police had sealed off the surroundings of Via Boldrini where far-right demonstrators were marching.
    Meanwhile another group of some 200 anarchists also joined the estimated 1,000 antagonists to protest against the CasaPound and Rede Dei Patrioti demonstrators.
    A few members of the left-wing collectives were slighly injured, along with a passerby, according to preliminary repports.
    The two demonstrations were being held in Bologna a week before regional elections in Emilia Romagna on November 17-18. (ANSA).