Apparent military coup in Honduras
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Apparent military coup in Honduras
The president of Honduras, Jose Manuel Zelaya, is apparently under military detention this morning. Today was to have been the day for a referendum on whether or not he can run for a second term next year. The constitution currently prohibits him from doing that. Some reports are saying that the Honduran military has taken him out of the country.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americ...ted/index.html
No reports on any effect on travel in Honduras.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americ...ted/index.html
No reports on any effect on travel in Honduras.
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Scary stuff - here's another account:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/lt_honduras_referendum
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/lt_honduras_referendum
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The president is in Costa Rica. According to reports, he was spirited away with nothing but the pajamas he was wearing when military forces came to his home early this morning.
Some of the news footage I've seen shows some violent-looking protests in Tegucigalpa. Not sure what's going on other places in the country.
Some of the news footage I've seen shows some violent-looking protests in Tegucigalpa. Not sure what's going on other places in the country.
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Thanks Jeff for keeping us posted
Hi faithie !!
Hi faithie !!
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Here's where I've been following the latest:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090705/..._honduras_coup
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090705/..._honduras_coup
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I'm flying into Guatemala City next week and out of Belize 5 weeks later - no time in Honduras this summer. I had set up study trips with college credit for 3 women to travel to Honduras, 2 this week-end and 1 a few weeks later. They're still figuring out what to do. I think 1 is deciding to just cancel her flight but I think the others will switch to Guatemala or Mexico for study if they don't feel Honduras is the right place for them. So sad!! The foks at the Ixbalanque school report absolute calm in Copán and the buses are running again, just no telling what might happen over the next few weeks which is especially intimidating for folks who don't speak much Spanish. That's life, I guess!
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