Lebanese depositors smash up, burn Beirut banks as pound hits new record low
![DPA DPA](https://static.majalla.com/styles/1200xauto/public/2023-02/495471-1550817295.jpeg)
A Lebanese depositor chants slogans as he protests in front of a local bank branch whose entrance was set on fire in Beirut.
![EPA EPA](https://static.majalla.com/styles/1200xauto/public/2023-02/495481-618353064.jpg)
Bank customers burn tires outside FransaBank during a protest organized by Depositors' Outcry, in Badaro neighbourhood Beirut, Lebanon, 16 February 2023.
![AFP AFP](https://static.majalla.com/styles/1200xauto/public/2023-02/495491-1728620944.jpg)
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.
![DPA DPA](https://static.majalla.com/styles/1200xauto/public/2023-02/495496-247093775.jpg)
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.
![DPA DPA](https://static.majalla.com/styles/1200xauto/public/2023-02/495506-925235767.jpeg)
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.