TEGUCIGALPA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Honduran President
Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted by the military-backed coup a week ago, is already
on his way back home by taking a Venezuelan airplane, and now he is close to
land in El Salvador.
President of Argentina Cristina Fernndez, Rafael
Correa of Ecuador and Fernando Lugo of Paraguay are accompanying him; however
they are staying in El Salvador.
The only one accompanying the deposed president to
return home is the president of the United Nations General Assembly, Miguel
D'Escoto.
Thousands of people started a march on Sunday morning
towards the international airport, but the Armed Forces obstructed their way at
first but finally they were allowed to advance the protest.
They are threatening to take the
airport if their "democratically elected president" is arrested when he lands.
Post-coup Honduras gov't says to
prevent landing of any plane carrying Zelaya
TEGUCIGALPA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Honduras' post-coup
government has ordered that any plane carrying deposed president Manuel Zelaya
will be prevented from landing, de facto foreign minister Enrique Ortez
Colindres told a domestic radio station on Sunday.
"With the support of the president and the armed forced,
as foreign minister, I have given instructions that the plane not enter the
country," he told HRN radio. He added that the Civil Aviation Directorate has
instructions not to allow any such plane to enter the country, "no matter who
comes in it". Full story
Honduras' military seals airports to
prevent Zelaya's return
TEGUCIGALPA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of police and
soldiers on Sunday sealed the streets leading to Toncontin Airport, in Honduras
capital Tegucigalpa, ahead of the possible arrival of President Manuel Zelaya,
who was deposed in a military coup last week.
All road traffic has been halted since the early hours of
Sunday, and the only way to reach the airport is on foot. Full story
Nicaragua denies reports of troops buildup at Honduras
border
MANAGUA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Nicaragua's President Daniel
Ortegaon Sunday denied an accusation from Honduras' post-coup government that
Nicaraguan troops were massing on their shared border. Full story
Honduras accuses Nicaragua of massing
troops on its border
TEGUCIGALPA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Honduras' post-coup
president, Roberto Micheletti, on Sunday accused Nicaragua of massing troops on
their shared border, and said that Honduras is capable of defending itself.
He also called on Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega to
respect Honduras' sovereignty. Their shared border is southeast of Honduras
capital Tegucigalpa. Full story
