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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Depositors Storm 4 Lebanese Banks, Demanding Their Own Money

People waiting outside a Fransabank branch to withdraw money, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. (AP)

Lebanese depositors, including a retired police officer, stormed at least four banks in the cash-strapped country Tuesday after banks ended a weeklong closure and partially reopened.

As the tiny Mediterranean nation's crippling economic crisis continues to worsen, a growing number of Lebanese depositors have opted to break into banks and forcefully withdraw their trapped savings.

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