Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab and two more officials resigned Monday in a nationally televised statement as the death toll from a pair of explosions at the port of Beirut last week passed 200.Diab called the blasts Tuesday that injured thousands and left Lebanon's capital city in a state of shock a "crime," a result of an epidemic of longtime corruption. He called for those responsible to be brought to justice. The government is expected to become a caretaker until a new leadership coalition is formed.
The explosions caused the deaths of at least 220 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. More than 100 were still missing Monday.