Unrest in Honduras
Ousted President Manuel Zelaya, surrounded by supporters and the press in Las Manos, Nicaragua, lifts the chain along the border with Honduras in Las Manos. Zelaya’s supporters flocked to the remote border between Honduras and Nicaragua to support his bid to reclaim the presidency from the government that ousted him in a June 28 coup. (Esteban Felix / Associated Press)
Zelaya supporters face off with Honduran police officers near the border in Paraiso, Honduras. They gathered at the remote border to greet the ousted president as he attempted to reenter Honduras after his ouster in a coup June 28. The government had ordered everyone off the streets along the 600-mile border with Nicaragua in a noon-to-dawn curfew. (Eduardo Verdugo / Associated Press)
A supporters of President Manuel Zelaya confronts Honduran soldiers near the border in Paraiso, Honduras. International leaders have urged Zelaya not to return to Honduras out of fear it would lead to bloodshed, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called his trip reckless. (Eduardo Verdugo / Associated Press)
Zelaya supporters lies on the highway in Ojo de Agua, about 50 miles from the capital Tegucigalpa, to block Honduran soldiers deploying to the Las Manos border post where the ousted president was headed from Nicaragua. (Yuri Cortez / AFP/Getty Images)
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Zelaya supporters attempt to block a military truck from passing in Ojo de Agua, east of Tegucigalpa. Zelaya stopped a few steps into Honduran territory, saying he was negotiating with military officials to let him be reunited with his family. (Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press)
Supporters of Zelaya hold a protest in Ojo de Agua, near Tegucigalpa. The de facto government has ignored threats of sanctions from nations worldwide if they do not allow Zelaya to be reinstated. (Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press)
Soldiers patrol in Ojo de Agua. Ousted President Manuel Zelaya set up a base on the Las Manos border area with Nicaragua to plan an attempt to return home and reclaim the presidency. (Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press)
Police officers check bus passengers at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa. The interim deputy foreign minister, Marta Alvarado, accused Zelaya of seeking subversion and a bloodbath. (Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press)
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Honduran soldiers prevent Zelaya supporters from passing Paraiso on to the border area to greet the ousted president. (Orlando Sierra / AFP/Getty Images)
A Zelaya supporter lies on the highway in Ojo de Agua in front of soldiers blocking the road to Las Manos border post. Zelaya said his reinstatement is necessary to preserve democracy and prevent coups, not only in Honduras but across a region that has seen many in its turbulent political history. (Yuri Cortez / AFP/Getty Images)
