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Zelaya says to return home this weekend

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-07-24 08:40

BUENOS AIRES: Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Thursday said he will enter Honduran territory on Saturday or Sunday.

He said he would return home surrounded by Hondurans who support him along with a caravan of journalists.

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya answers questions during a news conference at the Honduras embassy in Managua July 21, 2009. [Xinhua]

Zelaya told Argentine TV channel Todo Noticias on Thursday that "We will go slow, inviting Hondurans to join in to form a strong contingent."

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Zelaya said that on Thursday he will set off for a Nicaraguan municipality bordering Honduras and from there he will start his trip back to his country, from where he was expulsed by militaries on June 28.

"I am not afraid, and I am aware of the threats that once I arrive I will be shot dead," he said, adding he was warned not to return as his enemies are ready to take extreme measures.

Zelaya restated his right to retake the charge that the Honduran people granted him in the elections.

"Neither the Honduran people nor the international community" support the coup action, he said.