Coup d’état in Honduras 70
Honduran soldiers have arrested the President
The arrest comes after President Zelaya defied a court order that he should re-instate the chief of the army, Gen Romeo Vasquez.
The president sacked Gen Vasquez late on Wednesday for refusing to help him organise a referendum.
Mr Zelaya, who under current regulations leaves office next January, also accepted the resignation of the defence minister.
The referendum was to ask the population if they approved of a formal vote next November on whether to rewrite the Honduran constitution.
