- Five banks in Lebanon were the target of “depositor heists” Friday, bringing the week’s total to seven.
- Police seem to be looking at the acts with a sense of leniency thus far, and despite several “robberies” involving hostage taking, no one has been hurt in any of the incidents — which instead tend to attract throngs of supporters.
- The crisis has only worsened as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as a massive blast at a fertilizer storage facility in the heart of Beirut that killed more than 200 people and caused billions in damage in 2020.
‘Depositor heists’ force bank closures in Lebanon 16.09.2022
