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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Abby Sewell

Lebanese Shiite ministers walk out of Cabinet meeting over Hezbollah disarmament plan

Lebanon Hezbollah - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Four Shiite members of Lebanon's Cabinet withdrew Thursday from a government meeting to protest a proposed plan to disarm the Shiite militant group and political party Hezbollah.

They included members of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc and the allied Amal party, as well as independent Shiite parliamentarian Fadi Makki. The meeting was adjourned after their exit.

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