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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iran-protests-spark-execution-calls.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Iranians throw stones at anti-riot police officers during a protest in Tehran" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-iran-protests-spark-execution-calls.jpg" alt="Iranians throw stones at anti-riot police officers during a protest in Tehran"/></a></p>
<p>Hard-line Iranian MPs have demanded opposition leaders be executed after anti-government demonstrations left one person dead and dozens injured.</p>
<p>Tens of thousands of people turned out on Monday in solidarity with Egypt&#8217;s revolt in the first major show of strength from Iran&#8217;s beleaguered opposition in more than a year.</p>
<p>At an open session of parliament on Tuesday, pro-government MPs chanted &#8220;death to Mousavi, Karroubi and Kahatami,&#8221; referring to opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi, and former reformist president Mohammad Khatami.</p>
<p>More than 220 MPs said in a statement that the trio should be held responsible for the unrest. &#8220;We believe the people have lost their patience and demand capital punishment&#8221; for the opposition leaders, the statement said.</p>
<p>Hard-liners have long sought to put high-ranking opposition figures on trial, but the calls for the death penalty signalled an escalation in their demands.</p>
<p>Authorities appeared to be moving quickly in a bid to stifle the opposition before it gains momentum, issuing promises of swift action against leaders and activists, the official IRNA news agency reported.</p>
<p>&#8220;The judiciary will quickly and resolutely deal with major elements and those who violated public order and peace,&#8221; a spokesman for Iran&#8217;s judiciary and state prosecutor said.</p>
<p>After Monday&#8217;s protests US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed support for the demonstrators, saying they &#8220;deserve to have the same rights that they saw being played out in Egypt and are part of their own birthright&#8221;.</p>
<p>Iran&#8217;s Foreign Ministry rejected her remarks, and accused the US of &#8220;meddling&#8221; in Iranian affairs.</p>
<p>Officials in Iran also confirmed that a 26-year-old student was killed in Monday&#8217;s protests.</p>
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