People walk holding Polish flags, as smoke from flares lit by members of far-right groups rises above the crowds, during the annual Independence Day march which because of their participation turned violent in recent years, in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, November 11, 2021. Warsaw mayor and courts banned this year's event due to its history of violence, but the right-wing ruling authorities defied the ban and gave the march state event status to allow it to go ahead.. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)