BBC:
Supporters of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri have taken to the streets in protest at efforts by Hezbollah to form the next government.
Protesters, who accuse the Shia Islamist movement of staging a coup, are blocking roads and burning tyres in several towns and cities.
Hezbollah and its allies earlier won the nomination of their candidate Najib Mikati as the next prime minister.
The US expressed "great concern" over Hezbollah dominating government.
"Our view of Hezbollah is very well-known. We see it as a terrorist organisation, and would have great concerns about a government within which Hezbollah plays a leading role," State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said.
"The larger the role played by Hezbollah in this government the more problematic our relationship will be."
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The good news is that they will finally have to take responsibility for their actions. I suspect that Iran will have to come up with more money to keep them going with the US and others in the West pulling funds from the government.
Syria will also have to pony up some money to keep their proxies in place. When Hezballah starts its next war with Israel, there will be no need to distinguish between the government forces and Hezballah.
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