Lebanon: Tensions high in Beirut as Lebanese PM resigns

Lebanon’s prime minister stepped down from his job on Monday in the wake of the disastrous Beirut port explosion that triggered public fury, saying he has come to the conclusion that corruption in Lebanon is “bigger than the state.” France 24 Leila Molana-Allen tells us more.

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