Ousted Zelaya fails to land in Honduras

Sun Jul 5, 2009 7:42pm EDT
 
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CARACAS, July 5 (Reuters) - The Honduran army thwarted an attempt by ousted President Manuel Zelaya to land at Tegucigalpa airport on Sunday by blocking the runway with military vehicles.

Speaking on the Caracas-based Telesur network from his plane, Zelaya said he would divert the flight to El Salvador. (Reporting by Frank Jack Daniel)

 

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