Coverage dated September 13, 2022 to September 14, 2022

Woman With Toy Gun Breaks Into Beirut Bank, Takes Her Trapped Savings

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch on Wednesday, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings.

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

28 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Times of Israel

    In crisis-hit Lebanon, woman robs bank for own savings to treat sister’s cancer (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Many cheer Sali Hafiz, says she used toy gun to take $13,000 of her family's deposits before escaping

  2. Al Jazeera

    Armed woman breaks into Beirut bank demanding her savings (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Desperate Lebanese are resorting to armed heists to retrieve money being withheld by banks.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Woman with toy gun grabs trapped savings from Beirut bank (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A woman carrying what she says was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch and took $13,000 from her trapped savings. Lebanon’s cash-strapped banks have imposed strict limits

  4. Local Memphis

    Woman breaks into Beirut bank with fake gun, takes $13,000 from trapped savings (opens Local Memphis)

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    Local Memphis's feed description

    Sali Hafez said to local media outlets that she needed the money to fund her sister’s cancer treatment.

  5. Portland Press Herald

    Woman with toy gun grabs $13,000 from her trapped savings in Beirut bank (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Lebanon has imposed strict limits on withdrawals of foreign currency since 2019, tying up the funds of millions of people.

  6. 10TV Columbus

    Woman with toy gun enters Beirut bank, grabs $13,000 from trapped savings (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    10TV Columbus's feed description

    Sali Hafez said to local media outlets that she needed the money to fund her sister’s cancer treatment.

  7. NPR

    A woman with a toy gun grabs her savings from a Beirut bank (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    She broke into a bank branch, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings amid strict limits on withdrawals set by Lebanese banks. She said she needed the money to fund her sister's cancer treatment.

  8. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Woman With Toy Gun Breaks Into Beirut Bank, Takes Her Trapped Savings (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch on Wednesday, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings.

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Customer robs Lebanese bank (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch on Wednesday, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Woman uses toy gun to extract funds from Lebanese bank: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A woman in Lebanon armed with what she claimed was a toy gun was joined by activists when she withdrew $13,000 of her trapped savings from a bank on Wednesday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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