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| New Honduran leader sets curfew |
| Interim President Roberto Micheletti has imposed an overnight curfew in Honduras, hours after being sworn in
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 29-June-2009
3:7:16 AM |
| The Congress speaker took office after troops ousted elected leader Manuel Zelaya and flew him to Costa Rica.
The removal of Mr Zelaya came amid a power struggle over his plans for constitutional change.
Mr Zelaya, who had been in office since 2006, wanted to hold a referendum that could have led to an extension of his non-renewable four-year term.
Polls for the referendum had been due to open early on Sunday - but troops instead took him from the presidential palace and flew him out of the country.
The ousting of Manuel Zelaya has been criticised by regional neighbours, the US and the United Nations.
Mr Micheletti told a news conference that a nationwide curfew was being imposed for Sunday and Monday, running from 2100 (0300 GMT) to 0600 (1200 GMT) on each night.
The BBC's Stephen Gibbs, reporting from the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, said roads were deserted and only a handful of protesters remained on the streets.
Many Hondurans say there is a total lack of information about what has happened to their country and their president, our correspondent adds.
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