Okinawa protests at U.S. military over accident

NAHA, Japan - People gather at a rally in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2009, protesting the U.S. military's handling of last month's fatal hit-and-run accident in the village. Yomitan Mayor Taizo Yasuda and other key participants demanded that the U.S. military hand over a serviceman suspected of involvement in the accident to Japanese police.

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