Shots fired at Mousavi rally

Reports from Tehran say that shots have been fired into crowds of demonstrators protesting at the results of Friday's election. Some witnesses have said that one person has been shot and many other wounded. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, have taken to the streets despite a government ban on protests.

The Iranian government told Mr Mousavi and his supporters to stay of the street and warned that Mousavi would be held responsible for the actions of those who choose to violate the ban. Zahra Rahnavard, Mousavi's wife, says that they will continue with the protests. In a statement she said "We will stand until the end".

Mr Mousavi claims that there were several "obvious violations" of electoral procedure in Friday's poll, claims denied by Mr Ahmadinejad.

The demonstrators congregated with Mr Mousavi, who was making his first public appearance since the election, in Tehran's Revolution Square. The crowd chanted pro-Mousavi slogans and shouted "Down with the dictatorship" and "We want freedom. These protests follow the violence seen on Saturday following the announcement that President Ahmadinejad had been re-elected to office. Many Iranians believe that voting rigging has occurred and refuse to accept the election result. Mr Mousavi and his fellow opposition candidates have called for a re-run of the polls.

Today's demonstrations were triggered by Mohsen Rezai, a fellow oppostion candidate, filed an official complaint to Iran's guardian council. It is claimed that a lack of ballot papers denied millions of people the right to vote and that elsewhere voting rigging has occurred. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of Iran, was upheld Friday's election result and has urged the 12-member guardian council to "consider precisely" their decision on the ballot. The council has said that they will meet opposition candidates on Tuesday and expect to make a ruling next week.