.Firebombs hurled at Honduran newspaper office
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Honduran editor says assailants threw molotov cocktails at the offices of his newspaper, setting fire to the entrance.
El Heraldo chief editor Fernando Berrio says security guards were the only ones in the building at the time. They extinguished the fire, and nobody was hurt.
Honduran media have been the focus of tensions since the June 28 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
The attack early Saturday was the sixth against media outlets and other institutions critical of Zelaya. Pro-Zelaya television and radio stations complained of being temporarily forced off the air shortly after the coup.
Soldiers briefly detained seven journalists June 29, including four from The Associated Press.
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El Heraldo chief editor Fernando Berrio says security guards were the only ones in the building at the time. They extinguished the fire, and nobody was hurt.
Honduran media have been the focus of tensions since the June 28 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
The attack early Saturday was the sixth against media outlets and other institutions critical of Zelaya. Pro-Zelaya television and radio stations complained of being temporarily forced off the air shortly after the coup.
Soldiers briefly detained seven journalists June 29, including four from The Associated Press.
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