Hezbollah militants will leave Beirut's streets in response to the Lebanese army's assuming security in the city, an opposition spokesman said Saturday, but "civil disobedience" will continue.
Spokesman Ali Hassan Khalil is a political aide to House Speaker Nabih Berri and a member of the Lebanese parliament in the Amal bloc, which is aligned with Hezbollah.
Hezbollah seized control of West Beirut on Friday after several days of fighting. In a nationally televised speech Saturday, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora accused Hezbollah of trying to stage a military coup.
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CNN's Nada al-Husseini and Schams Elwazer contributed to this report.