Lebanese PM Hassan Diab has officially announced the resignation of his entire government following days of protests sparked by the catastrophic explosion which levelled parts of Beirut last week.
Earlier, Health Minister Hamad Hassan confirmed to reporters that the resignation would be imminent.
Addressing the nation on Monday evening, Diab said he was with the people calling for responsibility for the “crime.”
Diab said the explosion was the result of endemic corruption.
He said government ministers gave the job “their all” because they care about the country.
Diab accused his political opponents of using the disaster “to score political points” and to “destroy what’s left of the state.”
The resignation comes as demonstrators take to the streets of Beirut for the third night in a row demanding swift change and accountability for the blast which devastated vast swathes of the port city last Tuesday.
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