London, April 6 (RHC)-- Protesters censuring anti-Islam demonstrations by PEGIDA UK have engaged in scuffles with police in central London. Clashes broke out after a group of masked demonstrators tried to confront the rally by PEGIDA UK supporters.

The protesters were chanting slogans against the anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant group, saying PEGIDA has got to go and police tried to contain the crowd. PEGIDA UK is an offshoot of the German movement that has held rallies in German cities since October 2014.

The group's title stands for Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West. PEGIDA's rallies have been met with counter-demonstrations in Germany and many other European countries.