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'Abducting ministers and attacking army': Has Hezbollah plotted armed takeover?

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On October 21, Hezbollah reportedly drafted a plan to abduct ministers and target the Lebanese Army should the government refer the Dahr al-Baidar explosives case to the Judicial Council, according to Nidaa al-Watan. The plan aimed to topple the government and impose a military fait accompli, but Prime Minister Salam reportedly referred the case to the Military Court instead, leading to a Lebanese Forces boycott of the cabinet.
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Hezbollah held a “security meeting” in the southern suburbs of Beirut on the night of October 21, hours prior to a cabinet session that was held the next day, mapping out a scenario for action should the government approve referring the Dahr al-Baidar explosives case to the Judicial Council, the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper reported on Tuesday. Quoting unnamed sources, the daily said Hezbollah had concluded that the state had decided to proceed with a judicial path that could begin by summoning seve

'Abducting ministers and attacking army': Has Hezbollah plotted armed takeover?
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