Friday, July 03, 2009

Honduras: Protests and explosion in Honduras

Xinhua reports Thousands of supporters of Manuel Zelaya on Thursday continued to protest the military coup that ousted the president and drew worldwide condemnation.

Meanwhile, an explosion was heard late Thursday near the Tegucigalpa airport. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Zelaya's supporters demanded that the interim government led by Roberto Michelleti return power to the deposed president. Some of the supporters clashed with the military.

Micheletti supporters also took to the streets and accused the international community and neighboring Latin American countries of "unfair" condemnation of the coup and sanctions against Honduras.

The protesters demanded that the international community stop interfering in their domestic affairs and voiced opposition to Zelaya's plan for returning to Honduras this weekend.
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