Tamara Pearson: Venezuelan President: Today’s Events in Honduras a “Moral Victory”

by Tamara Pearson, Venezuelanalysis.com, 5 July 2009

Merida, July 5th 2009 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Responding to the fact that Honduran President Manuel Zelaya could not land in Honduras to resume his presidency on Sunday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that the attempt was still a “moral victory,” and that Venezuela would continue supporting Honduras until democracy is restored.

Following his kidnapping last Sunday, President Zelaya, tried to land in his country in a plane at around 7pm today, but there were military vehicles on the runway and he was told that the plane would be “intercepted” if it tried to land. The pilot was forced to turn back and land in Nicaragua. There had been a large march and protests outside the airport in support of Zelaya for most of the day, in which Telesur reported at least two people killed by the military and many injured.

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