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Honduras Slams Nicaragua For Seizure of Colombian Boat

TEGUCIGALPA - Honduras says neighboring Nicaragua seized a Colombian fishing boat in Honduran waters in the Caribbean. Honduras' Foreign Ministry called the seizure a violation of international law.

Nicaragua says it seized two Colombian boats last week for fishing in Nicaraguan waters. The two countries have a long-standing dispute over maritime boundaries.

But Honduras said in a diplomatic protest Wednesday that one of the seizures actually occurred in its waters.

Colombia has also criticized the seizures, saying the boundary dispute is being handled in international tribunals.

Colombia and Honduras are governed by conservatives, while Nicaragua's leftist president is a close ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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