How bad were the confrontations yesterday between thousands of supporters of deposed president Manuel Zelaya and troops outside of the international airport in Tegucigalpa? The following video from CNN en Español provides a glimpse at the chaos in Honduras:
At least one person- reportedly a young boy- died in yesterday’s violence as officials ordered a 48 hour shutdown of the Toncontin international airport.
In a statement issued just a short while ago, the State Department condemned yesterday’s clashes and urged “the de facto regime and all actors in Honduras to refrain from all acts of violence, and seek a peaceful, constitutional and lasting solution to the serious divisions in that country through dialogue."
Zelaya- who detoured to Honduras after he was prevented from landing yesterday at Toncontin- is expected to soon arrive in Washington and meet with officials including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Online Sources- boston.com, AFP, Bloomberg, YouTube, The Latin Americanist
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