Honduras lifts embassy siege curfew

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (L) answers questions from the press at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa on yesterday. Photo: AFP

Honduras' interim government on Thursday lifted a nationwide curfew but maintained a siege of the embassy where deposed president Manuel Zelaya has taken refuge amid new diplomatic efforts to end the crisis.
The curfew was imposed after Zelaya's secret return to the country on Monday heightened tensions across the Central American nation. He is now in the Brazilian embassy with supporters.
Police said two people have been killed in protests since Monday. Security forces fired tear gas at protesters outside the embassy on Wednesday night.