Posted on 10/10/2006 11:25:46 AM PDT by jmc1969
The Lebanese army has confiscated weapons from Hezbollah militants in south Lebanon, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said Tuesday.
Murr said the confiscation of arms south of the Litani River was in line with Security Council resolution 1701, which brought about the United Nations-brokered cease-fire which ended the 34-day war between the Hezbollah guerilla organization in Lebanon and Israel.
"This is a natural step. It is our obligation to confiscate weapons," said Murr.
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They probably confiscated a couple of weapons. Just like the christians in the civil war... they didnt disarm them all, practically every family has a small arsenal to wage their own personal war.
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