Coup sends Honduras ministers into hiding
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By Monica Villamizar. Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Sunday, Jul 5, 2009
Since Manuel Zelaya, the president of Honduras was forced into exile by the military and supreme court, many of his former cabinet members have fled the country. But for those who have stayed behind the constant threat of arrest by the country's new leadership means they are living in fear. Al Jazeera's Monica Villamizar reports from Tegucigalpa.
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