Warsaw, Poland (CNN) Ultra nationalists and fascist groups disrupted Poland's main independence day march Saturday, waving flags and burning flares as they marched down the streets of Warsaw.

Some wore masks and waved red and white Polish flags, chanting "Death to enemies of the homeland," and "Catholic Poland, not secular."

Police estimate that 60,000 people took part in the independence day march.

Police estimate that 60,000 people overall took part in the annual march, CNN affiliate TVN reported. While the vast majority were Poles, other protesters came from all over Europe.

Poland regained its independence in 1918.

One of the lead organizations involved in the march is the National Radical Camp, which has previously taken to the streets to protest against Muslim immigration, gay rights , the EU and anything it considers undermines Polish Catholic values.

Demonstrators disrupted the march.

While support for the group remains small, its critics argue that the Polish government, which they say has struck a nationalistic tone and linked immigrants to crime and disease, has fostered an atmosphere of intolerance and xenophobia that has emboldened it.

Some of those marching lit flares during the event.

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