BBC: Lebanon PM forced by Saudis to resign, says Hezbollah
The leader of Lebanon-based Shia group Hezbollah has said that Saudi Arabia forced the Lebanese prime minister to resign.
Saad Hariri stepped down in a televised broadcast from Saudi Arabia on Saturday, denouncing Hezbollah and its Iranian backers, and saying he feared for his life.
But the chief of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said it was a Saudi decision "imposed" on him.
Saudi officials have denied this.
"It was not his intention, not his wish and not his decision to quit," Sheikh Nasrallah said in a televised address.
He questioned whether Mr Hariri would be able to return from Saudi Arabia, but also called for calm, amid fears that violence could erupt in Lebanon.
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