Lebanese PM offers his resignation

Lebanese PM offers his resignation

Fallout from the car bomb that killed eight people in Beirut.br br Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati offers his resignationbr br SOUNDBITE: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati saying (Arabic):br br "We are completely aware of how dangerous the situation is. Despite my offer to resign my position, the President has asked me to give him some time to hold national talks. I will not do anything further until I receive a response from the President. I am also aware that this situation calls upon us to take a national stance.''br br In some of Lebanon's major cities, dozens of Sunni gunmen roamed the streets --- many of them furious about the killing of intelligence officer Wissam al-Hassan, a fellow Sunni.br br Hassan led the investigation that implicated Syria, and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah, in the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister, Rafik al-Hariri.br br Friday's explosion deepened fears that violence in neighboring Syria is spilling over into Lebanon, and that the attack could be a harbinger of more violence to come.


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Uploaded: 2012-10-20

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