Lebanese ministers walk out of meeting over garbage crisis

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(Updates throughout) By Laila Bassam and John Davison BEIRUT, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The powerful Shi'ite party Hezbollah and its Christian allies walked out of an emergency Lebanese cabinet meeting on Tuesday in protest at a proposed solution to a garbage disposal crisis that has ignited violent protests in Beirut. The national unity government led by Prime Minister Tammam Salam also cancelled a tender to select new refuse collection firms, underscoring the difficulties it faces overcoming the crisis that has brought popular calls for it to step down. Salam has threatened to resign, expressing frustration at the failings of his cabinet, which groups Leba**n's rival parties.

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