1.0 link 101136 <![CDATA[Hezbollah fighters in Beirut melt away]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/10/hezbollah-to-withdraw-fig_n_101136.html BEIRUT, Lebanon &mdash; Hezbollah gunmen melted off the streets of Beirut Saturday, heeding an army call to pull the fighters out after the Shiite militants demonstrated their military might in a power struggle with the U.S.-backed government.

Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, in his first public statement since sectarian clashes erupted on Wednesday, said Lebanon can no longer tolerate Hezbollah having weapons. He called on the army to restore law and order and remove gunmen from the streets.

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