
One is a blood-soaked tattooed skinhead with 'EDL' inked onto his scalp; the other is a steely faced blonde wearing vintage knitwear.

These are the different faces of Britain's fascists - pictured at a violent anti-immigration rally where thugs daubed swastikas on coaches with their blood.

The young woman - one of very few females at the protest in Dover - wore a sticker on her face reading 'FCK ISIS' and 'South Easy Alliance', a group which describes itself as an 'angry, white and proud' street movement.

She stood in stark contrast to the angry middle-aged man, who was pictured bellowing at anti-fascist protesters with blood dripping from his face.

A far-right protester with a bald head and covered in blood bellows at the anti-fascist demonstrators, as the protests turned ugly in Dover

A girl from South East Alliance holds a placard accusing left-wing activists of not taking in refugees from war-torn regions

Dover was turned into a battleground today as Neo-Nazi gangs clashed with anti-fascist protesters and police in riot gear tried desperately to control the scuffles in the streets of the seaside town, which came to resemble a 'war zone'.

Flag waving demonstrators from far-right groups such as the National Front, neo-Nazi organisation Combat 18, Scottish Defence league and South East Alliance marched through the town to protest against the arrival of immigrants.

They clashed with anti-racism activists who had organised a counter-demonstration and the peaceful rally quickly descended into chaos as bricks, glass and pieces of wood were thrown.

Far-right groups clashed with anti-fascist demonstrators - pictured is a man with an English Defence League tattoo with the words 'never f****** surrender ever'

The young woman (circled) wore a sticker on her face reading 'FCK ISIS' and 'South Easy Alliance' - a group which describes itself as an 'angry, white and proud' street movement

A swastika was daubed in blood on a coach at Maidstone services, as the two groups came to blows just before 11am today

A man launches a punch at a counter protester as scenes turned violent in Dover - which is the gateway to the UK

Nine people have been arrested and more than 20 weapons seized, including a lock-knife, knuckle duster, pieces of wood, glass, hammers and bricks.

The city has been the scene of an ongoing standoff between anti-fascists and right-wing groups led by a resurgent National Front.

Prior to the protests in Dover's Market Square, there were reports of an altercation at Maidstone service station just before 11am, where coaches carrying pro-immigration protesters from London came under attack.

Several coaches had their windows smashed and one man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon.

Two coaches had swastikas inked on them in blood following the clash between the rival groups.

Anindya Bhattacharyya, 44, from Whitechapel in east London, who was travelling with the anti-fascist group, said he was away from the coaches and inside the service station when violence erupted.

He told The Guardian: 'The service station staff bolted the doors and through the windows we could see a large group of fascists. They were wearing Combat 18 T-shirts and one had an Enoch Powell T-shirt.

'They attacked one of our coaches and smashed up the windows and one of them came and daubed a swastika in blood on the side of one of the coaches.'

A man who witnessed the scenes at the service station, but wished to remain anonymous, told MailOnline: 'I have never seen anything like that, I thought they were doing something for a film.

'I saw people being stabbed and one person whose face was pinned down to the floor and then cut, and his blood was then used to draw a swastika on a coach.

'There were carrying knives and were stapling "Chelsea headhunters" cards with staple guns onto people they had pinned down to the ground. There were about 50 of the Chelsea lot and around 200 of the anti fascists but I felt sorry for the activists as they didn't deserve that.'

Police wearing helmets attempt to control the crowds following the demonstration at 1pm today (pictured are the far-right protesters)

Police in riot gear and dog handlers stemmed the violence as the protests turned ugly in the Kent town

Two far-right protesters give the Nazi salute as violence spilled over in Dover during the anti-immigration protests

A skinhead with blood pouring from both his eyes was among the protesters in Dover today for an anti-immigration rally

A coach travelling from Goldsmith University in London to Dover had its windscreen smashed in by the far-right protesters

A man holds a St George's flag with the words 'Refugees not welcome' scrawled on it as a group of men converge in the background

Demonstrators, one wearing a scarf around his face, wave the St George's flag during today's march as the two groups clashed

Police officers escort right wing protesters, carrying flags with one saying 'secure our borders', on the march to the Port of Dover

One demonstrator, dressed in all black and carrying a rucksack, holds a purple smoke bomb during the march

The South East Alliance and other far-right groups protest against immigration whilst the Kent Anti-Racism Network (KARN) staged a counter protest

Police hold back demonstrators in Dover as the peaceful rally quickly descended into chaos and left the town resembling a 'war zone'

A blood-soaked bald man with blood streaming down his face and with 'EDL' tattooed on his fingers glares at the medics on the scene

The same man roars at the left-wing activists, along with other far-right protesters, as Dover was turned into a battle ground today

A man with blood gushing from his head grins - in total, nine people were arrested and more than 20 weapons seized

Far-right groups made a speech about 'third world scum', with one speaker claiming Jeremy Corbyn 'hates everything British...and is destroying Britain'.

Before the demonstration the South East Alliance advertised the protest on its Facebook page, saying: 'Remember we are there for a purpose. To highlight certain issues we face. We are not there to have a kick-off with the red scum but we do know they will attack us and we shall defend ourselves without hesitation.'

And following the march the National Front posted on its own Facebook site, saying: 'A big well done and thank you to all white nationalists who attended Dover today to save our country from invasion. Respect to all in attendance.'

The Scottish Defence League wrote on their site: 'Well done to all the SDL and other patriot groups who went to the anti-immigrant, anti-refugee, support our truckers' demonstration in Dover today.'

Shadow secretary of state for international development Diane Abbott is among those who travelled to Dover to join the anti-fascist protest and she addressed the crowd.

She told the cheering audience: 'It's 2016, Time for those racist rocks to go. Mr Cameron, tear down those cliffs.'

Counter-demonstrations included members from Dover Stand Up to Racism (DSUR) and the Kent Anti Racism Network (KARN).

Bridget Chapman, chairman of Kent Anti Racism Network, said: 'We're here today because there's been a big demonstration called by fascists. It's about the fourth time in a year they've had a far-right demonstration.

Combat 18 was one of the groups protesting against immigrants - The 18 in its name is derived from the initials of Adolf Hitler

The Scottish Defence League were also out in force in Dover today - as far-right gropus came together to protest against immigration

Anti-fascist demonstrators were addressed by shadow secretary of state for international development Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott, Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, addressed anti-racism demonstrators as protest groups gathered

Two activists supporting immigration hold a banner which reads: 'London 2 Calais' as groups met in Dover's Market Square

Anti-fascist protesters dressed in all black, some with their faces covered, break through police lines as they clash with right wing protesters

Police described today’s violence as a 'fast moving and ongoing incident' - and several people were arrested

'The people of Dover are sick and tired of their town being used to spread a message of hate. We're here to firmly reject that message of hate.

'We want to very peacefully and responsibly say to the fascists that they are not welcome in our town.'

Duncan Cahill of Hope Not Hate, an anti-racist organisation, told The Guardian: 'What we have today and for the past few months [in Dover] is massive call-outs by just about every Nazi group in the country and everyone involved in anti-fascism has gone down there today for what looks like a massive punch-up.'

A female reporter for LBC who was covering the protest said one far-right demonstrator threatened her, telling her she should be raped and should not be able to have children.

Kent Police described the protest as a 'fast-moving and ongoing incident' and said nine people had been arrested and more than 20 weapons seized.

Weapons included a lock-knife, knuckle duster, pieces of wood, glass, hammers and bricks.

A spokeswoman told MailOnline: 'Extra officers were on duty in the town to allow a march to the Eastern Docks and a separate protest in the town centre to go ahead as planned, while minimising disorder and disruption to the community.

'One person suffered a broken arm and five others sustained minor injuries.'