TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: Honduras' ousted president, bolstered by international support, said he will return home to regain control and he urged soldiers to stop cracking down on thousands of supporters who have protested his overthrow.

The military coup on Sunday provoked nearly universal condemnation from governments of the Western Hemisphere, from President Barack Obama to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, and it sparked clashes in the Honduran capital that have left dozens of people injured.

Flanked by Latin American leaders who have vowed to help him regain power, Manuel Zelaya said late on Monday that he would accept an offer by Organization of American States Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza to accompany him back to Honduras.