▁route ▁of ▁the ▁N F ▁march . ▁Meanwhile , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁protest ors ▁mobil ised ▁by ▁the ▁SW P ▁had ▁gathered ▁in ▁Cl if ton ▁R ise , ▁a ▁side - street ▁off ▁New ▁Cross ▁Road , ▁but ▁were ▁then ▁contained ▁there ▁by ▁police ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁the ▁main ▁road . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁cl ash es ▁when ▁the ▁police ▁tried ▁to ▁move ▁push ▁demonstr ators ▁further ▁down ▁Cl if ton ▁R ise , ▁away ▁from ▁where ▁the ▁National ▁Front ▁demonstr ators ▁were ▁assemb ling ▁in ▁nearby ▁Ach illes ▁Street . ▁Police ▁horses ▁were ▁sent ▁into ▁the ▁crowd , ▁and ▁smoke ▁bomb s ▁thrown . ▁ ▁At ▁ 3 . 0 0 ▁pm , ▁the ▁police ▁esc orted ▁National ▁Front ▁march ers ▁out ▁of ▁Ach illes ▁Street , ▁up ▁P agn ell ▁Street ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁main ▁New ▁Cross ▁Road , ▁behind ▁a ▁large ▁' Stop ▁the ▁M ug gers ' ▁b anner . ▁Although ▁the ▁police ▁had ▁cleared ▁a ▁route ▁along ▁New ▁Cross ▁Road , ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁l ined ▁with ▁a ▁great ▁many ▁people ▁( many ▁from ▁A LC AR AF ▁march ▁in ▁the ▁morning ). ▁The ▁march ers ▁were ▁p elt ed ▁with ▁br icks , ▁smoke ▁bomb s , ▁bott les ▁and ▁pieces ▁of ▁wood . ▁Anti - NF ▁demonstr ators ▁managed ▁to ▁briefly ▁break ▁through ▁police ▁lines ▁and ▁attack ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁march , ▁separ ating ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁body . ▁The ▁protest ers ▁then ▁bur nt ▁captured ▁National ▁Front ▁b ann ers