‘I need my salary’: Anger as Lebanese banks reopen

‘I need my salary’: Anger as Lebanese banks reopen

BEIRUT — Depositors scuffled and long lines formed at Lebanese banks on Monday as they partially reopened after a week-long closure following a slew of heists by customers desperate to access their money.

But most banks remained shut, welcoming only a handful of depositors on appointment, and there was anger from those seeking to withdraw frozen funds desperately needed to weather a crushing economic crisis.

At a closed Beirut branch of Fransabank, dozens of soldiers, internal security forces members and customers had queued for hours.