Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab resigned on Monday amid widespread anger at the country’s ruling elite over last week’s devastating explosion in Beirut.
At least 200 people were killed and thousands wounded on Tuesday after more than 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate caught fire and later exploded at Beirut port.
The material had been stored on the Beirut waterfront since 2013 with few safeguards despite numerous warnings of the danger.
In a televised address to the nation, Diab said the “crime” was a result of endemic corruption and lashed out at the country’s elite, accusing it of plotting against his technocratic government…
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