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20233 minPGcurrent-affairs

Financial Crisis Social Inequality

Bank Robbers

20233 minPGcurrent-affairs

Dateline investigates bank robberies across Beirut, including a woman who held up a bank for her cash.

Financial Crisis Social Inequality

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Channel: Journeyman Pictures

Bank Robbers

2023• 3 minPG

Synopsis

Dateline investigates bank robberies across Beirut, including a woman who held up a bank for her cash.

Synopsis

There is a recent surge of bank robberies across Beirut, prompting Dateline to investigate the motivations behind these crimes. The documentary highlights a specific incident where a woman holds up a bank to retrieve her own cash. This event raises questions about the financial struggles faced by individuals in Lebanon and the desperate measures they take to access their funds amidst a challenging economic climate.

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