Army soldiers gather near a "Federal Bank" branch in Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 11, 2022. - A customer armed with a rifle and threatening to set himself ablaze held bank workers hostage on August 11 in Lebanon's capital demanding to withdraw his savings of over $200,000, security sources said. The incident is the latest between local banks and angry depositors unable to access their savings after Lebanon's economic collapse, because of informal capital controls. An AFP correspondent saw security forces surrounding a branch near the busy Hamra commercial street in west Beirut. (Photo by anwar amro / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
