Lebanon’s government resigned on Monday as the prime minister blamed “political corruption” for a massive explosion at Beirut’s port killed more than 160 people and devastated the capital.
“I discovered that the system of corruption is bigger than the state,” Hassan Diab, the premier, said in an address.
His resignation came amid mounting anger among Lebanese people with their leaders, whom many blamed for last week’s blast. The explosion was caused by more than 2,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, which can be used as a fertiliser but also for explosives, which was stored at the port for six years.
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