Military repression increases against demonstrators in Honduras
Caracas, Jun 29 The military forces that support the coup d’état in Honduras have strengthened their actions against the demonstrators who are in the surroundings of the Government Palace demanding the return of Jose Manuel Zelaya to the Presidency of the Republic.
With the collaboration of the police, soldiers of a team of the Honduran Armed Forces are taking positions in the streets and avenues where people continue protesting.
The special correspondent of the Bolivarian News Agency (ABN, Spanish abbreviation), Freddy Fernandez, informed that these military and police actions have caused a number of 23 injured people.
Moreover, he expressed that there have been carried out raids in the residences of officials from the Administration of Manuel Zelaya during the whole day.
Through the images broadcast by the continental television station Telesur, it can be observed the fly-over of helicopters, as well as the arrest of several protesters carried out by police officers who joined to the coup d’état perpetrated by a group of soldiers on Sunday early morning.
Up to the moment, Telesur correspondent in Honduras, Adriana Sivori, reported that there have been arrested seven people during this repressive action, and she mentioned three union leaders of the nation’s electrical energy service, among others.
Furthermore, Sivori expressed that the police officers are using water tankers against people and that the water on those units contain chemical agents.
