Samy Gemayel, head of the Christian Kataeb party, who announced his resignation during the funeral of Nazar Najarian, a leading member of the party, that died as the result of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, talks during his funeral in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Kataeb Party, a Christian group which opposes the government backed by the Iran-aligned Hezbollah, announced on Saturday the resignation of its three lawmakers from parliament.
The announcement by party leader Samy Gemayel brings to five the number of MPs planning to step down in the wake of the catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut on Tuesday.
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