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Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says he has returned to his country, almost three months after the coup which overthrew him. | Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says he has returned to his country, almost three months after the coup which overthrew him. |
"I am here in Tegucigalpa," he told local TV. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez also said Mr Zelaya was back. | |
But de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti said Mr Zelaya was "in a hotel suite in Nicaragua". | |
And a UN spokeswoman denied a report that Mr Zelaya was in its office in Tegucigalpa, reported EFE news agency. | |
The left-leaning president had been living in exile in Nicaragua since being ousted at gunpoint on 28 June. | |
The country's de facto rulers, led by Mr Zelaya's former ally Roberto Micheletti, have threatened to arrest him if he returns. | The country's de facto rulers, led by Mr Zelaya's former ally Roberto Micheletti, have threatened to arrest him if he returns. |
"I cannot give details, but I'm here," Mr Zelaya told Channel 36 television by telephone. He said he was "here for the restoration of democracy, to call for dialogue". | |
Elisabeth Sierra, a spokeswoman for the Honduran Embassy in Nicaragua, said he was urging his supporters to gather at the UN offices in the capital to "protect the constitutional president of Honduras". | Elisabeth Sierra, a spokeswoman for the Honduran Embassy in Nicaragua, said he was urging his supporters to gather at the UN offices in the capital to "protect the constitutional president of Honduras". |
Mr Micheletti told a news conference the report of Mr Zelaya's return were "not true". | |
A UN spokeswoman in Tegucigalpa also denied that Mr Zelaya was in the organisation's buildings. | |
"We do not know where this information came from but I can say with certainty that it is not true," said Ana Elsy Mendoza. | |
Runway blocked | Runway blocked |
The crisis erupted after Mr Zelaya tried to hold a non-binding public consultation to ask people whether they supported moves to change the constitution. | The crisis erupted after Mr Zelaya tried to hold a non-binding public consultation to ask people whether they supported moves to change the constitution. |
Shortly after the coup, Mr Zelaya attempted to fly back to Honduras, but failed when the authorities blocked the runway at Tegucigalpa airport. | Shortly after the coup, Mr Zelaya attempted to fly back to Honduras, but failed when the authorities blocked the runway at Tegucigalpa airport. |
Talks in Costa Rica on resolving the crisis, hosted by the country's President Oscar Arias, broke down without the parties reaching an agreement. | Talks in Costa Rica on resolving the crisis, hosted by the country's President Oscar Arias, broke down without the parties reaching an agreement. |
Later that month, Mr Zelaya briefly crossed into Honduras from Nicaragua - a symbolic move the US described as "reckless". | Later that month, Mr Zelaya briefly crossed into Honduras from Nicaragua - a symbolic move the US described as "reckless". |