200 protest outside Iranian Embassy | The Japan Times Online: Via The Japan Times Online .

About 200 people attended a rally Saturday near the Iranian Embassy in Tokyo to protest the alleged rigging of the Iranian presidential election.

The gathering consisted mostly of Iranian residents of Japan, including an informal group of Iranian university students, researchers, business owners and company workers.

Many sported green hair bands and T-shirts — the official color of the main opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi.

We demand "the quick investigation of the suspected election fraud," a protester representing the rally declared as he read a statement in front of the embassy.

The statement also demanded that the military authorities responsible for the recent shootings and vandalism be prosecuted and that those who were illegally arrested be released.
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