Protesters Call for Premier to Resign
From Times Wire Reports
Several thousand demonstrators marched through Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital, demanding that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resign. The crowd also demanded the release of former Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim, 51. Anwar was fired Sept. 2 and later charged with corruption and sodomy, which he has denied. The crowd was obeying orders to move on near the king’s palace when police opened fire with a water cannon and tear gas. Police said 134 people were arrested.
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