Malaysian police say more than 1,600 people were arrested . Some 1,667 people had been arrested as of early evening , according to the Royal Malaysia Police , with 16 children among them . Riot police fire tear gas as several thousand people rally in Kuala Lumpur . Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he has been injured in the protest . Protesters are calling for electoral reform but the government says the rally is illegal .
Malaysian police say more than 1,600 people were arrested . Riot police fire tear gas as several thousand people rally in Kuala Lumpur . Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he has been injured in the protest . Protesters are calling for electoral reform but the government says the rally is illegal .