Lebanese depositors smash up, burn Beirut banks as pound hits new record low

A Lebanese depositor chants slogans as he protests in front of a local bank branch whose entrance was set on fire in Beirut.

Bank customers burn tires outside FransaBank during a protest organized by Depositors' Outcry, in Badaro neighbourhood Beirut, Lebanon, 16 February 2023.

A woman walks past graffiti deonouncing the government and bank owners outside the Lebanese French bank following protests in Beirut on February 16, 2023, one day after the Lebanese pound hit a record low against the dollar.

Lebanese depositors protest in front of a local bank branch whose entrance was set on fire in Beirut. Dozens of Lebanese on Thursday attacked several banks in the capital Beirut amid anger over an economic crisis.

A Lebanese protester attacks an ATM machine of a local bank in Beirut. Dozens of Lebanese on Thursday attacked several banks in the capital Beirut amid anger over further devaluation of the local currency against the dollar.