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| Troops raid Honduran media groups | Troops raid Honduran media groups |
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| Two Honduran media organisations that have been critical of the country's interim government have been closed. | Two Honduran media organisations that have been critical of the country's interim government have been closed. |
| Troops raided Radio Globo and Cholusat Sur TV hours after authorities issued a state of emergency suspending key civil liberties for 45 days. | Troops raided Radio Globo and Cholusat Sur TV hours after authorities issued a state of emergency suspending key civil liberties for 45 days. |
| The measures followed a call by ousted president Manuel Zelaya for his supporters to stage a protest exactly three months since he was deposed. | The measures followed a call by ousted president Manuel Zelaya for his supporters to stage a protest exactly three months since he was deposed. |
| Mr Zelaya is holed up in the Brazilian embassy in the capital Tegucigalpa. | Mr Zelaya is holed up in the Brazilian embassy in the capital Tegucigalpa. |
| The raid on Radio Globo early on Monday was the second on the station since Mr Zelaya was ousted in June. | The raid on Radio Globo early on Monday was the second on the station since Mr Zelaya was ousted in June. |
| The interim government's decree - broadcast on national television - allows unauthorised public meetings to be banned and news media to be temporarily closed down. | The interim government's decree - broadcast on national television - allows unauthorised public meetings to be banned and news media to be temporarily closed down. |
| "Troops assaulted the radio (station)... and took it off the air," said Radio Globo director David Romero. | "Troops assaulted the radio (station)... and took it off the air," said Radio Globo director David Romero. |
| A Radio Globo journalist, Carlos Lopez, said soldiers had "confiscated everything", including cameras and the keys to vehicles. | |
| 'Final offensive' | 'Final offensive' |
| Earlier, Mr Zelaya had urged his supporters to converge on Tegucigalpa on Monday in what he called a "final offensive". | Earlier, Mr Zelaya had urged his supporters to converge on Tegucigalpa on Monday in what he called a "final offensive". |
| Hundreds of soldiers and riot police have been surrounding the embassy for the past week since Mr Zelaya made a surprise return to the country. | Hundreds of soldiers and riot police have been surrounding the embassy for the past week since Mr Zelaya made a surprise return to the country. |
| On Sunday, the interim government warned Brazil that its diplomatic credentials would be revoked in 10 days if it did not grant Mr Zelaya asylum or hand him over. | |
| He was forced from office at gunpoint after announcing plans to hold a non-binding public consultation on whether people supported moves to change the constitution. | He was forced from office at gunpoint after announcing plans to hold a non-binding public consultation on whether people supported moves to change the constitution. |
| His opponents said the move was unconstitutional and was aimed at removing the current one-term limit on serving as president, so paving the way for Mr Zelaya's possible re-election. He has denied this. | His opponents said the move was unconstitutional and was aimed at removing the current one-term limit on serving as president, so paving the way for Mr Zelaya's possible re-election. He has denied this. |
| A presidential election is planned for November. | A presidential election is planned for November. |