Latvian PM steps down after supermarket disaster
Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has resigned in the wake of a tragedy, when a collapsed supermarket roof in the capital Riga killed 54 people.
Wednesday, 27.11.2013.
16:31
RIGA Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has resigned in the wake of a tragedy, when a collapsed supermarket roof in the capital Riga killed 54 people. Latvian PM steps down after supermarket disaster The tragedy that occurred on November 21. At least 40 people were injured, while three firemen who came to the rescue of those stranded also lost their lives. "I announce resigning from the post of prime minister, taking political responsibility for... the tragedy," Dombrovskis told journalists, according to local news agency BNS. The prime minister's spokesman, Martins Panke, confirmed the resignation in a statement to Reuters. The agency noted in its report that the Latvian government came under criticism in the wake of the accident. Dombrovskis said recently that the collapse of the roof shook Latvia - a former Soviet republic that nearly a decade ago joined the European Union. President Andris Berzins said the deadly accident at the Maxima supermarket was tantamount to "murder of innocent people." (Beta/AP, file) Tanjug
Latvian PM steps down after supermarket disaster
The tragedy that occurred on November 21. At least 40 people were injured, while three firemen who came to the rescue of those stranded also lost their lives."I announce resigning from the post of prime minister, taking political responsibility for... the tragedy," Dombrovskis told journalists, according to local news agency BNS.
The prime minister's spokesman, Martins Panke, confirmed the resignation in a statement to Reuters. The agency noted in its report that the Latvian government came under criticism in the wake of the accident.
Dombrovskis said recently that the collapse of the roof shook Latvia - a former Soviet republic that nearly a decade ago joined the European Union.
President Andris Berzins said the deadly accident at the Maxima supermarket was tantamount to "murder of innocent people."
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