Lebanonโs premier Hassan Diab stepped down Monday amid fury within and outside his government over the deadly Beirut port blast he blamed on the incompetence and corruption of a decades-old ruling class.
โToday we are heeding the people and their demands to hold accountable those responsible for a disaster,โ he said in a televised address, blaming a โcorruptโ political class that has ruled Lebanon for more than 30 years for the August 4 explosion.
โThis is why today I announce the resignation of the government.โ
AFP
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