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 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysian police detained 53 activists Saturday in a crackdown on a planned opposition-led protest over inflation ahead of national elections expected within weeks.
Opposition groups wanted to hold the rally Saturday outside Kuala Lumpur's landmark Petronas Twin Towers to demand that the government forego a likely fuel price hike and prevent the cost of essential goods from rising.
Authorities said organizers had not applied for the legally required permission to hold a public demonstration. Opposition leaders said their application would probably have been rejected, noting that police had prevented several street demonstrations since November.
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