3 Lebanese banks held up by people demanding access to their own money
The country's banks have locked most depositors out of their savings since an economic crisis took hold three years ago, leaving much of the population unable to pay for basics.
Members of police stand guard outside an LGB Bank branch which was held up by a depositor seeking access to his own savings, according to a bank employee, in Ramlet al-Bayda area in Beirut, Lebanon September 16, 2022.(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)ByREUTERSUpdated: