Police fire water canons to disperse Anwar's supporters

KUALA LUMPUR, Wed: 17/07/2008

Police had to use water cannons to disperse some 700 supporters of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who had gathered along Jalan Hang Tuah and had refused to budge.

The crowd had started gathering minutes after Anwar was arrested and brought to the city police head quarters yesterday afternoon.

They were kept at bay by police and Federal Reserve Unit for much of the day. At about 11.30pm, police ordered the crowd to disperse and when they refuse to move, several warning shots were fired from the water cannons.

The crowd were pushed back to the Berjaya Times Square at Jalan Imbi.

Several of the supporters then got into their cars and drove through the police roadblock at Jalan Hang Tuah.
They were obstructed by some 50 police personnel who forced them to turn around.

Several Parti Keadilan Rakyat members then advised the supporters to go home and rest and to be back at the city police headquarters at 7am today.

No other incidents were reported.