Tens of thousands rally in Tehran

Tens of thousands of Mousavi supporters took part in what was billed as a ?silent? protest rally, marching through central Tehran, witnesses said. Wearing green headbands the demonstrators carried placards accusing Ahmadinejad of having ?stolen? their votes. Iranian state television broadcast footage of the rally. Grappling with the wave of public anger, Iran lashed out at enemy ?plots,? summoning foreign ambassadors to protest against their intervention. At least seven people have been killed and many more wounded in clashes, with protests reported not only in Tehran but also other major cities. Ahmadinejad remained defiant, saying his landslide victory showed faith in his government of honesty and service to the people. Khamenei, who has the final say on all matters of state, said he was asking the Guardians Council, a 12-member body made up of jurists and clerics, to examine the allegations over the vote. Supporters of Ahmadinejad and Mousavi had staged rival rallies on Tuesday, each calling out hundreds of thousands of people on to the streets of Tehran, state media said; Kazinform cites Arab News. See www.arabnews.com for full version.