Lebanese banks have suspended servicing customers due to a new wave of attacks from disgruntled depositors, the Association of Lebanese Banks (ALB) announced on Twitter, Report informs.
According to the ALB, the doors of banking institutions will be shut for an indefinite period from July 21. This is due to measures to ensure the safety of employees and prevent material damage.
On July 18, an unknown person broke into a branch of Credit Libanais in the city of Shheem with a grenade and demanded to return $35,000 from a frozen account that was blocked three years ago due to the financial crisis. Having received part of the amount he needed to pay for the treatment, the offender surrendered to the guards.
Similar incidents occurred on July 19 and 20 in Antelias, Beirut and Bint Jbeil. ALB demanded from the authorities to protect bank offices from attacks, but the government did not take appropriate measures.