The Malaysian Insider<\/em> reports that there are about 5,000 protesters in Sogo area while another more or less 5,000 gathered near Masjid Negara.[1]<\/small><\/sup><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n The Edge<\/em> reports that 1,000 individuals are in Dang Wangi.[2]<\/small><\/sup><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n Others estimate another 1,000 persons are in Masjid Jamek.<\/p>\n If these numbers are reliable, that makes 12,000 protesters at around 15:00 hours Malaysian time, making it much smaller than Bersih<\/a>, but large nonetheless by Malaysian standard.<\/p>\n These numbers unfortunately are hard to be aggregated because these sources come from different time points. Crowds in one place may have traveled from one point to another, making double counting a risk. Or, even underestimating because these numbers may swell after time of reporting.<\/p>\n In any case, what about the pro-ISA number? Unknown and likely insignificant.<\/p>\n [1]<\/sup><\/a><\/a> \u2014 ISA – Anti-ISA protesters from Sogo number some 5,000, another 5,000 from National Mosque. [The Malaysian Insider<\/em><\/a>. Twitter. August 1 2009]<\/small><\/p>\n [2]<\/sup><\/a><\/a> \u2014 Crowd of more than a thousand at Dang Wangi start moving behind Unit Amal human shield, chants “Reformasi”. No police yet. [The Edge<\/em><\/a>. Twitter. August 1 2009]<\/small><\/p>\n p\/s \u2014 as the dust settled, better estimation. It is over 20,000:<\/p>\n![\"Mohd](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maddruid.com\/Graphics\/reusable\/the__earthinc.png?w=580\")
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