Pro-Zelaya Protests broken up by Honduran police

No doubt those opposing the coup will be energised by the return of Zelaya although there have been continuing protests and strikes all along. They just are not covered by the mainstream press any longer. Now that Zelaya is in Honduras there may be larger demonstrations and perhaps they will be ended forcefully by the authorities. It remains to be seen whether major anglophone networks will bother with any coverage. This is from the BBC.

""Police fired tear gas at the protesters and at least two tear-gas canisters landed inside the embassy compound, said a photographer for the news agency Reuters at the scene.

Inside the embassy, Mr Zelaya accused police of preparing an attack.

"The embassy is surrounded by police and the military... I foresee bigger acts of aggression and violence, that they could be capable of even invading the Brazilian embassy," he told Venezuelan broadcaster Telesur, according to Reuters.

But a police spokesman said force had to be used to disperse the protesters, and that the curfew remained in effect until Tuesday evening.

Earlier, the European Union called for calm amid Mr Zelaya's dramatic return to the country.

In a statement, it called on Mr Zelaya and the interim government to negotiate an end to the three-month crisis.