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Honduran president says he was kidnapped, flown to Costa Rica
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Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said on Sunday that he was kidnapped and flown to Costa Rica against his will and he did not sign a letter of resignation.
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya attends a news conference in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, on June 27, 2009. Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was arrested at home on June 28, 2009 by troops and was taken to an air force base near the capital Tegucigalpa, Zelaya's private secretary told Xinhua. (Xinhua/David)
"I was kidnapped with force, violence and brutality," he told media at a joint press conference with his Costa Rican counterpart Oscar Arias. He said that between eight and 10 hooded and heavily armed soldiers had entered his home and forced him to board a plane without telling him its destination. "I was in my pajamas and did not even have socks on," he said.
Honduras' congressional leader Roberto Micheletti, third left, is sworn in as the country's new President at the National Congress in Tegucigalpa, Sunday, June 28, 2009. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
"This kidnap is a blow to a nation and a slap in the face for the whole world," he added.
Demonstrators hold a rally, calling for the release of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and preventing soldiers entering the presidential house in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, on June 28, 2009. Honduran troops arrested President Manuel Zelaya in an apparent military coup Sunday to stop him pressing ahead with a constitutional referendum, in a move triggering global concern. (Xinhua/David)
Earlier on Sunday, Zelaya thanked Costa Rica for its hospitality and said he had been kidnapped and put on a plane to Costa Rica against his will.
Source: Xinhua
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