cleaning in progress

2.25pm: Crowd has increased to 2,000 in Masjid Jamek area. Water cannon fired four times into Masjid India and a bank next to the mosque. Protestors are seeking refuge inside the mosque and Masjid Jamek LRT station.

4pm: The Bersih delegation led by Anwar Ibrahim handed the memorandum to the King's secretary at the gate of the Istana Negara. Anwar is accompanied by PAS' Hadi Awang and Nasharuddin Mat Isa and DAP's Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng. The organisers are asking the 40,000-strong crowd to disperse.

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