Citizens rob banks for own savings: Lebanon’s economic crisis leads to desperate measures
21 September 2022 |
3:57 pm
In Lebanon, most depositors have been locked out of their savings since a financial crisis took hold three years ago. Now some of those customers are taking matters into their own hands by holding up bank branches.
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