Honduras: Followers of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya try to approach Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Photo: EPA Honduras Slides Toward Greater Instability -- Yahoo News/AP
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Already volatile Honduras slid toward greater instability after soldiers blocked an airport runway to keep ousted President Manuel Zelaya from returning, and protests that had remained largely peaceful yielded their first death.
Police and soldiers blanketed the streets of the capital overnight Monday — enforcing a sunset-to-sunrise curfew with batons and metal poles.
The extended curfew added to the tension after a turbulent Sunday that saw soldiers clash with thousands of Zelaya backers who massed at the airport in hopes of welcoming home their deposed leader.
Read more ....
More News On The Unrest In Honduras
Standoff in the Air in Honduras -- Washington Post
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya vows to enter country as new regime faces isolation -- The Telegraph
Honduras coup: scenes of chaos as desposed president Manuel Zelaya tries to return -- The Telegraph
Honduras Standoff Heats Up -- Wall Street Journal
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya prevented from returning -- Times Online
Honduran army blocks runway to keep Zelaya out -- L.A. Times
Honduras showdown: In the air and on the airwaves -- Christian Science Monitor
Hondurans Deeply Divided Over Ouster of President -- Voice of America
Honduras isolated as coup violence looms -- The Australian
Coup was surprise to Obama -- AJC
Honduras at the Tipping Point -- Wall Street Journal opinion
Not So Fast, Amigas y Amigos -- Robert Killebrew, Small Wars Journal opinion.
A Coup for Democracy? -- Edward Schumacher-Matos, Washington Post opinion.
No comments:
Post a Comment