Speak softly...

Speak softly...

A gaggle of low-ranking police officers outside Masjid Jamek, one of the starting points for the...

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... but carry a big stick

... but carry a big stick

Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) boys ready to engage in political discourse. They would later fire tear gas...

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Lawyers

Lawyers

Some person or persons issuing a statement outside the Bar Council, following which they were immediately arrested.

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Ready

Ready

Anti-ISA protesters locked shoulder-to-shoulder inside the compound of Masjid Jamek.

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Takbir

Takbir

The ringleader of the Masjid Jamek group leading with shouts of 'Allahu akbar!' and 'Laa ilaha illa Allah!'.

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Gas

Gas

The rebuttal by the FRU.

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Water cannon

Water cannon

Getting hosed as a water cannon truck enters the bazaar area.

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Bubbles

Bubbles

The frothy run-off.

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Fallen

Fallen

Read what you want into this.

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4x4

4x4

I am guessing the FRU bigwigs are the ones who get to ride around in a Pajero.

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Painmobile

Painmobile

An FRU people-carrier.

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Profile

Profile

This water cannon truck looks less dangerous up-close (and when not spewing chemically laced water).

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Nest

Nest

Mobile command, complete with bells, flags and orders to fire into the crowd, under the shadow of the Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) building.

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Thinkers

Thinkers

FRU head honchos discussing strategy. At one point, they sent a large group of regular, blue-shirted...

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Doers

Doers

Suppressing dissent is a tiring job.

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Best not to startle them

Best not to startle them

As close as I could get without eating truncheon.

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Breathe

Breathe

These policemen put on gas masks after an earlier incident in which they suffered the effects of blowback from their own tear gas.

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Milling

Milling

A view of Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman during an interrim lull period.

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