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Angry depositors also poured diesel on a Blom Bank ATM. AP
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A woman identified by Lebanese media as Sally Hafez, second left, wearing green shoes, inside a branch of Blom Bank in central Beirut. Reports say she and others stormed the branch to demand access to their deposits. AFP
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A group of depositors, at least one of whom was armed, took hostages at Blom Bank in central Beirut on Wednesday demanding access to their savings, state media reported. AFP
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A security source said a group of depositors, at least one of whom was armed, took hostages. Reuters
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A woman is comforted after a group of depositors stormed Blom Bank in the Lebanese capital. Reuters
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Lebanese policemen at the scene. AP
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Members of the Lebanese security forces stand next to a toy gun that was used by depositors to take hostages. EPA
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Angry depositors also poured diesel on a Blom Bank ATM. AP
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A woman identified by Lebanese media as Sally Hafez, second left, wearing green shoes, inside a branch of Blom Bank in central Beirut. Reports say she and others stormed the branch to demand access to their deposits. AFP
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A group of depositors, at least one of whom was armed, took hostages at Blom Bank in central Beirut on Wednesday demanding access to their savings, state media reported. AFP
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A security source said a group of depositors, at least one of whom was armed, took hostages. Reuters
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A woman is comforted after a group of depositors stormed Blom Bank in the Lebanese capital. Reuters
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Lebanese policemen at the scene. AP
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Members of the Lebanese security forces stand next to a toy gun that was used by depositors to take hostages. EPA
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Angry depositors also poured diesel on a Blom Bank ATM. AP