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Ousted Honduras president defiant after airport blockade

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Ed Harris12 April 2012

The ousted president of Honduras could make a second attempt today to return to power after soldiers blocked an airport runway to keep him out.

Protests ended in a killing yesterday when thousands of Manuel Zelaya's backers massed at Toncontin airport in the hope of welcoming him home. The pilot of Mr Zelaya's plane, on loan from Venezuela, circled but decided not to risk a crash. The soldiers were under the command of a government that has ruled the Central American country since Mr  Zelaya was ousted a week ago.

A man was shot in the head from inside the airport as the protesters tried to break through a fence. At least 30 were injured.

Mr Zelaya flew on to El Salvador. At a press conference where he was flanked by the presidents of Argentina, Paraguay, El Salvador and Ecuador, he said: "I am risking myself personally to resolve the problems without violence."

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