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Honduran interim government extends curfew until Monday

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-07-20 10:36

TEGUCIGALPA: The Honduran interim government said on Sunday that the curfew would be extended until Monday, after the mediation talks in Costa Rica failed to end the political crisis in the country.

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To ensure people's security and the social stability, the interim government has decided to extend the curfew until Monday, said Rene Cepeda, a spokesman of the de facto government.

Cepeda asked citizens to stay home from 0:00 am to 4:30 am on Monday.

Talks on resolving Honduras' political deadlock failed again Sunday after both the ousted president and the interim regime refused to have each other in a unity government.

Manuel Zelaya, who was toppled and whisked to Costa Rica in the June 28 military coup, said he would do whatever to return to Honduras, while the interim government said his reinstatement was out of the question.

The deposed leader, somewhat frustrated by the slow negotiation process, Tuesday called on the Honduran people to stage an "insurrection" against the de facto government.

Pelting stones and wielding sticks, Zelaya's supporters and those who sided with the post-coup government clashed in a coastal city of Honduras on Saturday, leaving many people injured.

Roberto Micheletti, the interim president, last Sunday announced end of a curfew imposed after the coup. The curfew was restarted on Wednesday amid rising violence.