1000000 good half welcome to the program a lebanese government minister has resigned following protests that left one Police Officer dead and more than 100 people injured information minister monell obvious said she was quitting because the government had failed to carry out reforms our beirut correspondent reports many more resignations may follow perhaps the entire government will fall protesters blame their leaders for tuesdays port explosions that killed more than 150 people. Shes the 1st Government Official to quit over choose days catastrophic explosion in beirut but many in lebanon hope she wont be the last. In the hundreds that this is the point of no return the people are hungry the economy is collapsing the economic financial and monetary crisis is escalating while family children relatives and friends are homeless consumed by grief despair and frustration. Over night people stormed government buildings and banks in the capital protesters taking their fury out on politicians
Way in blue cross welcome to the program a lebanese government minister has resigned following protests that left one Police Officer dead and more than 100 people injured information minister mob best ahmed said she was quitting because the government had failed to carry out reforms our correspondent in beirut says the whole cabinet may be preparing to resign more on that in a bit but 1st this report to catch you up on saturday nights protests. Im not a day and night of rage in beirut. Protesters stormed government buildings and banks as their fury reached boiling point. Chouse days massive explosion reignited their disdain for authorities in power. To many a deep and already existing distrust for the leaders who they say are incompetent and corrupt the country was already struggling through a deepening financial crisis making the recovery from this disaster that much harder the desperation was clear. And adamo we were long to have money the leaders during care about the people no food
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