**A Red Cross delegate has been inside the Brazilian embassy in Honduras, where ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has sought refuge.**Mr Zelaya has been in the embassy since his return to the country on Monday. He requested the Red Cross visit himself.
He has accused the country’s interim authorities of violating the rights of those inside the embassy by pumping toxic gas into the building.
The Red Cross says it found no urgent humanitarian needs inside the embassy.
However, a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Marcal Izard, would not confirm or deny Mr Zelaya’s allegations - including his accusation of a toxic gas attack on Friday.
The UN Security Council has called on Honduras’ interim government to “cease harassing” the Brazilian embassy.
Mr Zelaya slipped back into the country on Monday, almost three months after being driven out at gunpoint.
The Brazilian embassy building in the capital, Tegucigalpa, has been surrounded by police and troops.
Interim leader Roberto Micheletti has said he would detain Mr Zelaya if he left the embassy but has pledged not to enter the compound to arrest him.
The crisis in Honduras flared when Mr Zelaya tried to hold a non-binding public consultation in July, asking people whether they supported moves to change the constitution.
His opponents said the move was unconstitutional and was aimed at removing the current one-term limit on serving as president, so paving the way for Mr Zelaya’s possible re-election. He has denied this.