Latvia PM resigns over supermarket roof collapse that killed 54

Source RIA Novosti

Latvia’s prime minister has announced his resignation over a Riga supermarket collapse that killed more than 50 people last week.

"I announce resigning from the post of prime minister, taking political responsibility for ... the tragedy,"Valdis Dombrovskis told journalists, according to local news agency BNS.

Dombrovskis has headed the country’s government since March 2009, making him the longest-serving prime minister in Latvia's history.

From RT