Lebanon uncovers attempt on Hizbollah chief's life

BEIRUT, Apr 10 (Reuters) Lebanese authorities have arrested nine men suspected of planning to assassinate the head of the Hizbollah guerrilla group, Sayeed Hassan Nasrallah, security officials said today.

The suspects are both Lebanese and Palestinians, said the officials on condition of anonymity. Security forces also seized an unknown quantity of weapons with the suspects.

''The plot was at an early stage,'' one senior security official told Reuters.

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