Zelaya complains harassment at embassy

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Occupants at the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras, where ousted President Manuel Zelaya is holed up with his supporters, have complained about being harassed by soldiers posted around the diplomatic compound.

The occupants say soldiers have taken to shining bright lights into the building at night, making loud animal noises and playing loud music.

Manuel Zelaya, Ousted President of Honduras, said, "High end sound equipment can be heard around a 20 block radius which does not allow us to sleep. If the General thinks that is OK, he should have it in his neighborhood, not where we are."

General Romeo Vazques Velazquez, the army chief of staff, has denied claims of harassment.

He said the all-night broadcast was a "serenade" intended to celebrate the country's Armed Forces day.

The playlist of tunes stretched from after midnight into Wednesday morning.

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States has expressed his concern.

Jose Miguel Insulza, OAS Secretary General, said, "The problem is that the hostility is continuing. The hostile gestures continue, the noises in the middle of the night continue, the provocation continues. That is worrisome. This treatment does not help."

Jose Miguel Insulza said despite the current situation, the OAS would continue to support dialogue as the way out of the crisis that has gripped the Central American nation for nearly four months.