'This Is My Money and I Want It': Man Takes BML Bank Manager as Hostage in Lebanon's Beirut, Gets His Savings Back (Watch Video)
The accused has been identified as Omar Al-Awar. Omar stormed BML Bank and held manager Jad Bou Chedid as hostage, demanding release of his deposits.
Amid ongoing banking and financial crisis in Lebanon, a man in Beirut stormed a bank and held the branch manager hostage to get his entire savings, a sum of USD 6,500. The accused has been identified as Omar Al-Awar. Omar stormed BML Bank and held manager Jad Bou Chedid as hostage, demanding release of his deposits. "I am not a panhandler, this is my money and I want it," he reportedly said in a video recorded by him during the incident. He reportedly released the manager after receiving his entire savings. Lebanon: Armed Depositors Hold Up Blom Bank and Take Hostages To Withdraw Savings, Watch Video.
Man Holds BML Bank Manager Hostage in Beirut:
Man in Beirut, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, stormed a bank and held the branch manager hostage until he received his entire savings, a sum of $6500, amid country's banking and financial crisis.
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) July 10, 2023
Depositor Omar Al-Awar storms #BML Bank Egypt Lebanon, downtown #Beirut and holds the bank branch manager hostage.
Al Awar is demanding full withdrawal of his deposit which is $6,500
He said: I am not a panhandler, this is my money and I want it!#MafiaBanksOfLebanon pic.twitter.com/LKzR42o0Nx
— Rula El Halabi (@Rulaelhalabi) July 10, 2023
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