6.25pm: Masjid Jamek - FRU trucks were deployed to control situation at Masjid Jamek.
6:24pm: Jalan Tun Perak - At the Jalan Parliament
junction a large number of protesters are still gathered, taunting the
over 1,000 policemen present, who retaliate by chasing them in a
cat-and-mouse game.
6.22pm: Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad - Malaysiakini witnesses a delegation of police special forces in their cars.
The convoy is forced to U-turn near Masjid Jamek when met with a
hostile reception from protesters, who throw shoes and objects at them.
Windows of two cars are smashed in the process.
6pm: Jalan TAR - Hundreds of police are at Jalan TAR, that is congested because of the roadblocks.
Motorists sound their horns continuously, forcing the police to
disperse and regroup at the Jalan Tun Perak junction. They begin to
allow traffic through.
5.50pm: Batu MP Tian Chua and Prof Dr Abdul Aziz Bari, former law lecturer, have been arrested.
"Now I'm arrested, police hit us as we were dragged thru rows of rowdy officers - many got beaten up after being arrested," reads Chua's tweet.
5.45pm: Masjid Jamek - Some protesters still want to
push into Dataran Merdeka, but the police return and give chase. A
number of protesters are arrested. Some of the protesters throw shoes
and bottles at the police.
5.34pm: Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said that the lost police pistol has been found. He tweets:
"2 policemen injured & admitted. Snatched police pistol was recovered."
5.30pm: Dataran Merdeka - A Malaysiakini journalist is detained along with around 200 protesters and another journalist, all of whom are being held at Selangor Club.
His camera and memory card have been confiscated and is punched by the police once.
5.30pm: KL Sentral - Bersih at a press conference the organisers claims the event is a success with 250,000 turnout.
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