Guatemala condemns attacks on journalists in Honduras

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2009-09-29 10:42:09 Print


MEXICO CITY, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Guatemalan government on Monday condemned attacks on Guatemalan journalists by Honduran police and the interim Honduran government's closure of a radio station and a TV channel, local media reported.

Rafael Espada, vice president of Guatemala, said his country would present a protest to the United Nations and the Organization of American States.

Two Guatemalan journalists were pushed to the ground and stamped on by security forces during an early hours raid on Radio Globo in Honduras, Espada said.

The two journalists are currently in Guatemala's embassy in Honduras and will return home soon ...

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