Honduras: Ousted premier's aide says US backed coup
A top aide to Honduras’ ousted president accused the United States of involvement in the coup, saying that the plane that flew Manuel Zelaya into exile stopped to refuel at an airfield where hundreds of US troops are based.
Patricia Valle, the deputy foreign minister of the deposed government, said the Honduran military plane carrying Mr Zelaya took off from the capital’s Toncontin airport, then stopped for fuel at the Soto Cato air base before heading to Costa Rica. She said Mr Zelaya did not get off the plane during the stop.
