Lebanon information minister quits in first govt resignation over blast
By AFP |
Updated: 2020-08-09 16:58
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BEIRUT - Lebanon's information minister Manal Abdel Samad on Sunday quit in the first government resignation since a deadly port blast killed more than 150 people and destroyed swathes of Beirut.
"After the enormous Beirut catastrophe, I announce my resignation from government," she said in a statement carried by local media, apologizing to the Lebanese public for failing them.
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