Lebanese woman holds up bank to access frozen savings as anger boils
A woman held staff hostage at a bank in Lebanon's capital Beirut, demanding they let her withdraw frozen savings to pay for her sister's medical bills./ She left the bank after reportedly being given $13,000 (£11,240). It is not clear if she has been arrested./ Later, a man held up a bank in Aley in a similar attempt to get his savings./ They were the latest such incidents in weeks, as anger boils over among Lebanese at restrictions imposed because of an economic crisis./ Withdrawals of hard currency have been limited for most people since ...
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