Candlelight vigil outside Myanmar embassy rapidly dispersed
A group of 20 to 30 activists led by NGO Food Not Bombs (FNB) held a candlelight vigil outside the Myanmar Embassy in Kuala Lumpur to show solidarity with its people suffering brutal repression under a newly installed military dictatorship.
Police were present at the scene and asked the crowd to disperse within 20 minutes.
There were no speeches and a spokesperson from FNB said that he did not have any comment as he viewed it as a silent protest...
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