Thousands demonstrate against Mubarak, 8 arrested

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Eight people are said to have been arrested after thousands of people gathered today in Kuala Lumpur to protest the violent crackdown in Cairo, Egypt, against pro-democracy demonstrators which have seen half-a-dozen killed.

Representatives of the group Lawyers called for lawyers to come to the Dang Wangi district police station to assist affecting their release.

Reports are unclear, but Malaysiakini understands that after Friday prayers at the Masjid Syakireen mosque in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre park and the Tabung Haji mosque on Jalan Tun Razak, members of the respective congregations streamed out and unfurled banners and took out posters condemning Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

Calling for "Yasqut Mubarak!" (Mubarak step down!) and "Yahya al-sha'ab!" (Long live the people!), the two groups marched and converged to Jalan Tun Razak.

They headed towards the US Embassy about 300 metres from the Tabung Haji mosque on Jalan Tun Razak where they will seek to submit a memorandum on the matter to embassy officials.

According to a report, Dang Wangi police chief ACP Mohd Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman said the eight were arrested after they failed to disperse despite receiving orders to do so.