El Salvador allows two Cuban journalists to enter country

Cuban journalists Hector Valdez and Esteban Rodriguez, both reporters with independent news website ADN Cuba, walks out of El Salvador International Airport upon their arrival to El Salvador as they were expelled from Cuba and denied entry to Nicaragua, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, January 5, 2022. Secretaria de Prensa de La Presidencia/Handout via REUTERS

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador on Wednesday said it allowed two Cuban journalists to enter the country after the reporters said they were expelled from the Communist-run island and then barred from entering Nicaragua.

Hector Valdez and Esteban Rodriguez, reporters for independent news website ADN Cuba, said on social media that they arrived at El Salvador's main international airport on Tuesday night. They intended to board a flight to Nicaragua but were told authorities in Managua had prohibited their entry.