Honduras radio journalist escapes ambush

[Judi Lynn]

Honduras radio journalist escapes ambush
Posted by
Roy Greenslade Tuesday 3 May 2011 09.24 BST
guardian.co.uk

Arnulfo Aguilar, the director of an Honduran educational radio station that supports an opposition party, Radio Uno, narrowly escaped an armed ambush near his home on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula.

He blames the army for the attack by a gang of masked gunmen, which he eluded after calling on his neighbours and the police, who took more than an hour to respond.

Aguilar had revealed on air that day that a US defence department cable, released by WikiLeaks, had accused the Honduran army of selling arms to drug cartels in Colombia and Mexico.

Three other members of the Honduran media have been the targets for attacks or acts of sabotage in the past two months:

More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/may/03/press-freedom-honduras

Congratulations to the coup supporters. Things are going your way in Honduras for the time being.