Okinawan people protest over molesting incident+

Okinawan people protest over molesting incident+

NAHA, Japan - Okinawan people stage a rally in front of the headquarters of U.S. Marines in the village of Kitanakagusuku, central Okinawa Prefecture, on July 8 to protest over the recent alleged molestation of a 14-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa. Some 100 people joined the rally organized by a women's civic group in Okinawa.

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