Protesters clash with police near defence minister’s house
05 Mar 2012, 2:23 PM
Naahil Naseem and JJ Robinson
Four people have been arrested following violent clashes with police near the house of Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim on Sunday night.
At around 12:45am a group of protesters left the ongoing Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) demonstration at the tsunami monument and headed towards Republic Square.
Police had blocked most routes to the republican square blocked with barricades and officers with riot shields by the time demonstrators arrived.
A group of 200 protesters began gathering near the Velaanaage office building and a further group of 150 near Traders Hotel, although there was no indication of violence. More protesters began to gather against police barricades near the coastguard building.
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