A controversial English Defence League (EDL) demonstration and a major opposition rally have been praised for passing peacefully despite 11 arrests.
Up to 300 far right campaigners marched through Bristol in protest at what it claims is the "islamification" of the city.
Avon and Somerset Police drafted in extra officers from as far afield as Yorkshire to swell the ranks of the riot control force to 1,000.
Isolated clashes took place between the police and EDL protesters as the rally wound down and supporters left the city. Missiles were thrown at one point and burning paper tossed into wheelie bins in a failed attempt to start a blaze.
Earlier, demonstrators walked through rain swept streets to Queen Square where EDL leaders made speeches to their supporters while at the same time up to 500 anti-EDL protesters with the We Are Bristol campaign marched in the city in an counter-demonstration.
Press Association, 14 July 2012
"Up to 300" demonstrators? Rather fewer than the "thousands" Pamela Geller was anticipating.
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