Lebanese woman robs bank to pay for sister's cancer treatment

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 14, 2022 4:17 pm

BEIRUT: A Lebanese woman held up a Beirut bank on Wednesday and reportedly walked out with thousands of dollars to fund what she said was hospital treatment for her ill sister.

The move and another heist Wednesday come as Lebanese depositors — whose savings have been devalued and trapped in banks for almost three years amid an economic collapse — take matters into their own hands.

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