Sunday June 28, 2009
Honduras President Zelaya in Costa Rica - CNN
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Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya speaks on national television at the Presidential house in Tegucigalpa June 27, 2009. (REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/Files) |
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who was arrested by soldiers earlier on Sunday, is in Costa Rica and has asked for asylum, CNN's Spanish-language channel reported, citing the Costa Rican government.
Zelaya, an ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, had provoked a political crisis after seeking to hold a consultitave vote on constitutional reforms that a court ruled was illegal.
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