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Finland must watch far-right closely after violent rally - minister

Sunday, 02 Aug 2015 | 5:30 AM MYT

Mire Ibrahim waves the Finnish flag during a demonstration against racism where an estimated 15,000 people attended in Helsinki, Finland on July 28th, 2015. REUTERS/Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland must boost its monitoring of extremist movements, its interior minister said after a demonstration by the far right turned violent.

Police said earlier on Saturday they had detained 32 people at a far-right demonstration in Jyvaskyla, central Finland.

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