According to him, in the near future Prime Minister Hassan Diab formally inform the decision of President Michel Aoun.
the Minister of public works and transport Michel Najjar confirmed that the decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting, which was attended by 18 of the 20 members of Cabinet (the Minister of information of Manal Abdel Samad and the Minister of environment and administrative development Damianos Kattar officially resigned the day before). “We do not resign to take responsibility. Ministers will perform their duties until the formation of the new government,” added Najjar.
we will Remind, on August 4 at the port of Beirut a powerful explosion. He killed more than 150 people, thousands were injured, dozens of people are reported missing. The blast had destroyed and damaged hundreds of homes, over 300 thousand people remained without a roof over your head. According to the interior Ministry of Lebanon to the explosion caused by welding, which lit up 2.7 thousand tons of ammonium nitrate seized by customs a few years ago and since then stored in the port.
the Explosion provoked mass protests in the Lebanese capital. The protesters demanded a thorough investigation of the causes of the tragedy and punishment of those responsible, as well as the resignation of the government, because, in their opinion, the authorities are responsible for the incident, since they do not ensure proper storage conditions of dangerous goods.
