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May 10th, 2008
Posted: 08:23 AM ET
BEIRUIT (CNN) — In his first public comments since violence began three days ago in Beirut, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora accused Hezbollah Saturday of trying to stage a “militant coup d’etat.” But he said the Lebanese government will continue to rely on diplomacy, not force. Western Beirut was largely quiet Saturday as Hezbollah militias set up checkpoints a day after taking control and dealing a major blow to the U.S.-backed government. “We thought the threat our country was from our historic enemy Israel. But recent experience now shows that our homes and our democracy is being held hostage by our own brothers, who want to create coup and terror,” Siniora said in a televised address. |
 
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