Cash-strapped Lebanon has in recent weeks witnessed a surge in depositors storming bank branches to forcefully withdraw their locked savings, with Beirut MP Cynthia Zarazir becoming the latest.
abc.net.au/news/lebanese-politician-demands-savings-from-bank/101507302A Lebanese politician has walked into a Beirut bank with a lawyer, demanding her trapped savings from a Beirut bank so she can pay for surgery.One woman held up a bank for money for her sister's cancer treatmentCash-strapped Lebanon has in recent weeks witnessed a surge in depositors storming bank branches to forcefully withdraw their locked savings as the country's economy continues to spiral.
Also on Wednesday, dozens of protesters scuffled with riot police at the Central Bank's headquarters in Beirut.Banks in Lebanon have had informal limits on cash withdrawals since late 2019. The hold-ups are a hit with the public, with some who attempt to claw back their savings hailed as heroes.Last month Sally Hafez stormed a Beirut bank branch with a fake pistol and gasoline canister, demanding thousands of dollars of her money so she could fund her 23- year-old sister's cancer treatment.Banks closed for a week last month after at least seven banks were raided, and have they only partially reopened.
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