Lebanon’s information minister resigns amid violent protests after Beirut blast

By Mica Soellner

Published August 9, 2020 7:47pm ET

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Lebanon’s information minister resigns amid violent protests after Beirut blast — Destruction is seen after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The explosion flattened much of a port and damaged buildings across Beirut, sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. In addition to those who died, more than 3,000 other people were injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. | (Hassan Ammar/AP)

Lebanon’s Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad resigned as violent protests grow in response to an explosion in the port of Beirut that left more than 150 people dead.

“I want to apologize to the Lebanese people, whose aspirations we were unable to fulfill due to the difficulty of the challenges facing us,” Abdel Samad said in a Sunday statement.

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