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  • Lebanon says it will confiscate weapons (if seen in southern Lebanon, including Hezbollah's)

    09/14/2006 9:27:12 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 11 replies · 346+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 9/14/06 | Henry Meyer - ap
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's prime minister vowed Thursday that his army will confiscate any weapons it encounters in southern Lebanon, while the Islamic militant group Hezbollah accused Israel of "flagrant violations" of the month-old cease-fire. Israel denied it was violating the truce. The comments reflected the tensions underneath a truce that has survived longer than many expected. The United Nations said the cease-fire was holding up well. Hezbollah boasts its fighters remain in towns and villages near the border with Israel, highlighting the challenge faced by the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers who are to patrol a buffer zone between...