Shots fired at Iran reform protest

Supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi cheered the pro-reform leader in his first public appearance since elections which he claims were marred by fraud.

But an Associated Press photographer saw one person fatally shot and several others who appeared to be seriously wounded near a compound of a volunteer militia linked to Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard.

The shots were fired as the crowd dispersed from Azadi Square after dark.

Some protesters attempted to storm the building and people inside could be seen firing directly at the demonstrators at the northern edge of the square, away from the heart of the demonstration.

The rally followed a decision by Iran's most powerful figure for an investigation into the vote-rigging allegations.

Mr Mousavi addressed the crowd on the edge of Tehran's Azadi, or Freedom, Square where President Ahmadinejad made his first post-election speech.

The crowd, which was more than five miles long, roared back: "Long live Mousavi!"

Hours earlier, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei directed one of Iran's most influential bodies, the Guardian Council, to examine the claims.

But the move by Ayatollah Khamenei - who had earlier welcomed the election result - had no guarantee it would satisfy those challenging President Ahmadinejad's re-election or quell days of rioting after Friday's election that left parts of Tehran scarred by flames and shattered store fronts.