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Protesters in Beirut set bank doors alight on Thursday. Nada Al Homsi / The National
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A demonstrator gestures near a bank, set on fire, during a protest organized by Depositors' Outcry, a group campaigning for angry depositors, against informal restrictions on cash withdrawals and deteriorating economic conditions in Beirut, Lebanon February 16, 2023. REUTERS / Mohamed Azakir
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A large group of protestors had gathered around the vandalised bank. AFP
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A FransaBank branch in the Badaro neighbourhood was also set on fire during the protest. EPA
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With protesters later shouting outside it. EPA
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A protestor stands in front of burning tyres and Arabic graffiti on the ground that reads 'thieves' outside a bank in Beirut. AFP
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A potester writes 'Depositors Outcry Association which is a depositors advocacy group. AFP
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Others attempted to break into the banks. AFP
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Branch windows were also vandalised and smashed. AFP
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The protests occur one day after the Lebanese pound hit a record low against the dollar on the black market. AFP
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Later firefighters arrived to extinguish the fires. EPA
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Protesters in Beirut set bank doors alight on Thursday. Nada Al Homsi / The National
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A demonstrator gestures near a bank, set on fire, during a protest organized by Depositors' Outcry, a group campaigning for angry depositors, against informal restrictions on cash withdrawals and deteriorating economic conditions in Beirut, Lebanon February 16, 2023. REUTERS / Mohamed Azakir
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A large group of protestors had gathered around the vandalised bank. AFP
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A FransaBank branch in the Badaro neighbourhood was also set on fire during the protest. EPA
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With protesters later shouting outside it. EPA
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A protestor stands in front of burning tyres and Arabic graffiti on the ground that reads 'thieves' outside a bank in Beirut. AFP
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A potester writes 'Depositors Outcry Association which is a depositors advocacy group. AFP
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Others attempted to break into the banks. AFP
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Branch windows were also vandalised and smashed. AFP
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The protests occur one day after the Lebanese pound hit a record low against the dollar on the black market. AFP
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Later firefighters arrived to extinguish the fires. EPA
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Protesters in Beirut set bank doors alight on Thursday. Nada Al Homsi / The National
Lebanese protesters set fires and break windows at Beirut banks
The country's currency has lost more than 98 per cent of its value against the dollar since the start of the economic crisis in 2019
Jamie Prentis
16 February, 2023
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