Lebanon information minister quits in first govt resignation over blast

By AFP | Updated: 2020-08-09 16:58

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Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad attends a news conference, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon Feb 25, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

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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Lebanon information minister quits in first govt resignation over blast