ROCKED: Eyewitness video shot from a boat off Beirut shows a dramatic new angle of the explosion that killed at least 160 people and injured thousands, with the Lebanese government resigning on Monday amid anger and unrest in the wake of the blast.
A group of protestors stormed Beirut’s ministry buildings carrying nooses and banners saying “resign or hang.”
"I declare today the resignation of this government," Diab said in a press conference."May God protect Lebanon." Diab will head to the presidential palace to hand in his resignation. President Michel Aoun will remain in his post. Aoun accepted the resignation and the government was asked to stay on in a caretaker capacity.A policeman hits a demonstrator during clashes in downtown Beirut on Aug. 8, 2020., calling for regime change and accusing the government of negligent
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