{"id":64245,"date":"2022-10-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/64245\/blc-bank-stormed-by-depositor"},"modified":"2023-08-29T15:11:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T15:11:11","slug":"blc-bank-stormed-by-depositor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/64245\/blc-bank-stormed-by-depositor\/","title":{"rendered":"BLC Bank Stormed By Depositor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chtoura branch of Lebanon&#8217;s BLC Bank has been stormed by a depositor demanding their money back. According to the Depositors Union, the man holding the bank up is retired ISF member Ali Al-Sahili.<\/p> <p>Sahili is reported to have $24,000 stuck in the bank and seems to be doing the operation alone in Chtoura. So far no updates on negotiations or injuries has been shared.<\/p>   <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L6e0LgnmMB\">pic.twitter.com\/L6e0LgnmMB<\/a><\/p>\u2014  (@Lebdepositors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lebdepositors\/status\/1577194252718993408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>   <p>This move comes amidst an escalation between depositors and banks, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/64152\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple banks stormed<\/a> and held up over the past few weeks. So far, most have been able to successfully get out with there money.<\/p>   <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"121\" data-id=\"426105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/64245-2-250x121.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-426105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/64245-2-250x121.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/64245-2-600x290.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/64245-2-768x371.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/64245-2.png 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure> <\/figure> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chtoura branch of Lebanon&#8217;s BLC Bank has been stormed by a 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