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Lebanon’s information minister resigns after Beirut catastrophe

Abdul Samad apologises to Lebanese people for failing them



Manal Abdul Samad
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Beirut: Lebanon’s information minister Manal Abdul 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, apologising to the Lebanese public for failing them.

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