Rubio accuses Hezbollah of trying to 'drag Lebanon back into chaos'

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Rubio accuses Hezbollah of trying to 'drag Lebanon back into chaos'

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Hezbollah of attempting to overthrow Lebanon's democratically elected government and plunge the country back into chaos and destruction.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Hezbollah in a statement Sunday of trying to plunge Lebanon "back into chaos." Rubio denounced what he called Hezbollah's "reckless call to overthrow Lebanon's democratically elected government" and said the pro-Iran armed group was "actively trying to drag Lebanon back into chaos and destruction."

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