Gaza: Malaysian police arrest activists protesting Israeli strikes...

MALAYSIA police arrested 21 people including two opposition MPs for protesting against Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip, an activist said Saturday.

'We were holding a candle light vigil to demand the end to the killing of innocent lives in Gaza,' said Ms E. Parameswari, 30, an activist with Jerit a group championing the rights of marginalised people in the country.

'Police used force to break up the gathering and arrested 21 people including opposition lawmakers Charles Santiago, Abdullah Sani and a local state assemblyman Nasir Hashim,' she told AFP.

Ms Parameswari said they were arrested at the popular Independence Square in the capital Kuala Lumpur late Saturday and taken to a local police station. More...

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