Armed Robbery Hits Shouaifat Bank
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Byblos bank in the town of Shouaifat was on Tuesday robbed by armed men who left two people injured in the second robbery of the same branch in six months.
The National News Agency said two masked men stormed the bank and opened fire in the air, injuring staff member Hiba Nasser in her ankle. Another employee, Kamal Jaber, was also wounded due to flying glass.
The incident caused panic among the staff and customers, NNA said. The robbers later escaped on a motorcycle with a good sum of money, it added.
The same branch became the victim of an armed theft in January when two masked gunmen robbed it and fled on a silver-colored BMW X5 with tinted windows.
The Societe Generale de Banque au Liban (SGBL) branch in Kfarshima was also robbed last week. The thieves escaped with $110,000 in cash.
A customer was slightly injured in the robbery that was very much similar to Tuesday’s Bank Byblos theft.
Two weeks ago, unknown assailants managed to make off with LL64 million and $40,000 from the Dbayeh branch of Banque Libano-Francaise.
The recent bank robberies started on June 14 when gunmen entered Federal Bank of Lebanon in the town of al-Damour and later escaped with LL100 million in cash.
10 July 2012, 12:58
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What is a good sum of money? You mentioned the amounts at all the other Banks. Why not this one?
10 July 2012, 13:51
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Hizballah now are bank robber besides drug smugglers and other illegal activities, we were better off during the civil war at least back then everyone can defend himself,his interest and business..
10 July 2012, 15:25
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phoenician:
what do you expect from a traitor? yes for him, crime pays.
10 July 2012, 23:05
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You are blacklisted FT. I thought it was funny. What is funnier, most of the comments here know the culprits. Tempted to rob a bank in Lebanon when I go for a visit. Looks they will never suspect me since all the crimes are solved before they happen.
10 July 2012, 15:02
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You rob me once, shame on you ... you rob me twice, shame on me ... inno walaw!!! WAINIK YA DAWLE????? busy hiding and fighting over the telecom data??? ya 3ayb el shoum 3laykon bas ... I see the Security Month paid off ... zbele walla
10 July 2012, 16:36
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"Have green Christmas"? I hope this is an old photograph.... unless the bank is poor, which I highly doubt.
10 July 2012, 16:41
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The latest craze in Lebanon after eating, car drifting and bird hunting, now we have bank robbing.
10 July 2012, 19:22
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If I'm not mistaken this same bank got robbed a few weeks back, they must have sign that reads ' Got guns, we got cash ' , you'd think that they'd learn after the first robbery, I know it's not funny, but can't help but laugh.
10 July 2012, 23:07
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I dont know why you attaack the man.
This is a big hit against the government he usually supports.
When saying that Who said crime doesnt pay means the country is messed up where nowadays crime pays but being honest doesnt. Meaning this government didnt succeed with anything up till now ( like all other useless governments).
10 July 2012, 23:14
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funny how many bank robbings we have under M8 gvt... is it a coincidence? LOL....
13 December 2016, 14:48
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where the heck are the bodyguards in banks? where are they're guns and ammunition? they are all stupidly retarded standing all day long for no apparent good reason whatsoever. if they cannot outcome perpetrating intruders, then how will our money be protected from these scumbags?
