Newly-appointed acting Honduran President Roberto Micheletti said he has imposed a curfew of two nights starting from late Sunday after the country's soldiers ousted Manuel Zelaya before a national referendum.

Honduran soldiers stand guard in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, June 28, 2009. Newly-appointed acting Honduran President Roberto Micheletti said he has imposed a curfew of two nights starting from late Sunday after the country's soldiers ousted Manuel Zelaya before a national referendum. [David De La Paz/Xinhua]

Micheletti, who was appointed acting president by Congress on Sunday, said that the curfew will run from 9 p.m. (0300 GMT) to 6 a.m. (1200 GMT) on both nights.

The curfew came after soldiers seized President Manuel Zelaya at his home in Honduras capital and forced him to board a plane to Costa Rica.

Honduran soldiers stand guard in front of the presidential office in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, June 28, 2009. Newly-appointed acting Honduran President Roberto Micheletti said he has imposed a curfew of two nights starting from late Sunday after the country's soldiers ousted Manuel Zelaya before a national referendum. [David De La Paz/Xinhua]

Micheletti called his coming to power as "completely legal" in his acceptance speech and refused to describe the change as a "military coup".

Meanwhile, supporters of Manuel Zelaya took to streets to set up barricades on the roads to the presidential palace.