Ortega says Nicaragua troops not headed to Honduras

CARACAS, July 5 | Sun Jul 5, 2009 4:59pm EDT

CARACAS, July 5 (Reuters) - Nicaragua has not sent troops to the border with Honduras, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Sunday, denying a claim made by the interim president of Honduras.

Ortega was speaking by telephone from Managua with the Caracas-based Telesur television network.

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