Reply #173: Honduras Tense After Army Coup (WSJ)

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By PAUL KIERNAN in Tegucigalpa and JOSE DE CORDOBA in Mexico City

... "I was awakened by shots, and the yells of my guards, who resisted for about 20 minutes," Mr. Zelaya told a news conference at the San Jose airport in Costa Rica. "I came out in my pajamas, I'm still in my pajamas….when they came in, they pointed their guns at me and told me they would shoot if I didn't put down my cell phone."

Mr. Zelaya called the action a kidnapping, and said he was still president of Honduras.

The Honduran Congress named its leader, Roberto Micheletti, to replace President Manuel Zelaya following his military ouster and forced exile in Costa Rica. A resolution read on the floor of Congress accuses Mr. Zelaya of "manifest irregular conduct" and "putting in present danger the state of law," a reference to his refusal to obey a Supreme Court ruling against holding a constitutional referendum.

By a show of hands, the Congress voted on Sunday to remove Mr. Zelaya, and appointed Mr. Micheletti as the new chief executive, as is mandated by the constitution. Congress earlier had approved a supposed letter of resignation from Mr. Zelaya, but he said the document was false ...

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