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Beirut explosion: Lebanon PM to resign within hours - as entire government steps down...

Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab is set to resign within hours after the entire government stepped down.

Anti-government protesters had demanded political change after an explosion in Beirut killed more than 160 people and injured around 6,000 last week.

Lebanon's health minister Hamad Hassan confirmed the government had resigned as he spoke to reporters after a cabinet meeting on Monday.

The cabinet has been under increasing pressure after several ministers quit or expressed their intention to step down in recent days.

Mr Hamad said: "The whole government resigned."


https://news.sky.com/story/beirut-ex...-down-12046586