Summary Move Sunday comes a day after a gunbattle in Baalbek that left three people dead.
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese security officials say Hezbollah has handed over control of two checkpoints in an eastern city to the country s army.
The move Sunday comes a day after a gunbattle in Baalbek between members of the Shiite militant group and residents left at least three people dead. Hezbollah still has at least three other checkpoints in the city.
Lebanon s state news agency said army troops have deployed throughout Baalbek, including in the neighborhoods where Saturday s fighting took place.
Hezbollah set up checkpoints in its strongholds, including Baalbek, after a deadly Aug. 15 bombing in Beirut s southern suburbs. Many people resent the checkpoints.
Lebanon has been on edge as a result of the civil war in neighboring Syria, and is divided between supporters of the regime and the opposition.
