Zelaya vows he will return to Honduras

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Saturday that he would return to Honduras to try to retake office following last week's military-backed coup, despite warnings of a potentially bloody confrontation and the interim government's vow to arrest him and put him trial.

Honduras rebuffed demands by the international community to reinstate Zelaya in the name of constitutional order, thrusting the poor Central American nation deeper into political crisis and isolation.

The Organization of American States met in Washington to consider suspending Honduras' membership because of the coup -- though even before the emergency session, the interim government decided to pull out of the OAS rather than meet its demand to restore Zelaya.

Zelaya called on supporters to prepare to greet him at the airport today, and on Saturday more than 10,000 of them gathered near the heavily guarded presidential palace and pledged they would be ready if he returns.

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