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Protesters rally in front of Lebanon’s central bank

Depositors have been prevented from withdrawing their life savings due to capital controls put in place in 2019 [File: Joseph Eid/AFP]

Protesters in Lebanon have rallied in front of the central bank to demand the removal of capital controls that prevent them from withdrawing their savings and for the bank’s governor to be held accountable for the worsening economic crisis.

Angry Lebanese who rallied in the capital, Beirut, on Friday said that while politicians were able to move large sums of money outside the country, they had been left to pay for the crisis.

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