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Protesters march down a street during a rally near Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur April 28, 2012. Thousands of protesters calling for fair elections converged on Kuala Lumpur's center on Saturday for a major demonstration that will test the Malaysian government's reformist credentials and may affect the timing of national polls. Police have shut down much of the city center and closed off the historic Merdeka (Independence) Square with barriers and barbed wire, enforcing a court order that the protesters should not enter the symbolically important site. [Photo/Agencies] |
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Police officers stand guard behind a barbed wire fence perimeter around Dataran Merdeka, also known as Independence Square, in Kuala Lumpur April 28, 2012. Malaysian police, backed by helicopters, sealed off the country's independence square on Friday to prevent a mass rally by an opposition-backed reform group campaigning for free and fair elections. [Photo/Agencies] |