Honduran resistance unwavering

Thousands of Honduran demonstrators returned on Monday to the streets of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula to repudiate the repression of the pro-coup regime and demand the restitution of constitutional President Manuel Zelaya.

In spite of the barbarity unleashed by this fascist government, the people’s resistance remains strong, said the leader of the Unitary Confederation of Honduran Workers, Israel Salinas.

On Sunday, the regime prevented the plane carrying Zelaya from landing in Toncontin airport. He was returning to the country along with Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas and president of the UN General Assembly Miguel D. Escoto.

Army troops deployed in the air terminal violently crushed thousands of people who were waiting for Zelaya to arrive, killing two teens and wounding over a dozen demonstrators.

Popular organizations declared today as a mourning day in homage to the victims and carried a coffin in their march towards the Government House.

“Murderers, murderers,” shouted the protesters outside Army and police posts installed to prevent them from getting near the place.

Similar demonstrations were reported in San Pedro Sula, the country’s second main city.

Nine days after the coup, the country remains semi-paralyzed and under curfew, with hundreds of union members, students, farmers and representatives of other sectors arrested.

Tegucigalpa, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina)