Protesters in Lebanon smash banks in ‘week of rage’ as financial crisis bites

Protesters in Lebanon have turned their ire towards banks during a “week of rage”, attacking financial institutions that many blame for the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. Nearly 300 banks and ATMs were targeted during demonstrations across the country, according to police, including a large number in a busy commercial district of the capital Beirut, which sparked running battles with police for several nights in a row. Some 352 people were arrested during the disturbances, before eventually being released following protests outside of police stations. Lebanon has been paralysed by large-scale protests for three months, driven by anger at the country’s...