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Thousands Protest Coup Regime in Honduras

HeadlineAug 12, 2009

In Honduras, the coup regime has reimposed a nighttime curfew in the capital Tegucigalpa after the largest public rallies for the ousted President Manuel Zelaya in over a month. On Tuesday, an estimated crowd of over 10,000 marched in the capital for Zelaya’s return. The Honduran First Lady, Xiomara de Zelaya, criticized the coup regime for delaying the visit of a delegation from the Organization of American States.

Xiomara de Zelaya: “We have seen how they have been going against countries, when they rejected the Organization of American States from coming to Honduras to meet with different sectors. This is a battle they are holding against the entire world.”

The march ended in clashes between police and a number of demonstrators. Police fired tear gas, while protesters blocked roads and allegedly set fire to a bus and an American fast-food restaurant. Thousands of Zelaya supporters also marched in San Pedro Sula, Honduras’s second largest city.

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