Lebanon's information minister resigns after Beirut blasts

Lebanon's Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad resigned on Sunday following the huge explosions that rocked capital Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 158 people and injuring 6,000, al-Jadeed local TV channel reported.

"I apologize to the Lebanese because we could not meet their demands. Since change in Lebanon remains elusive and the reality does not match our ambitions, and after the horrible explosions that hit the city, I resign from the government," Abdel Samad said.

A number of MPs also submitted their resignations a day earlier due to the explosions.

On Saturday afternoon, thousands took to streets in downtown Beirut in anti-government protests that demand the overhaul of the political system, days after massive explosions.

Primary information reveals that more than 2,700 tonnes of high-explosive chemical ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in the warehouse at Port of Beirut since 2014 may have caused the deadly explosions.

(CGTN)