Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
For Unreported World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy follows one desperate Lebanese couple planning to raid a bank in order to get back their savings.
Across Lebanon over a million people have been locked out of their bank accounts. The so-called Switzerland of the Middle East catastrophically crashed in 2019 over a banking crisis which has since been likened to a Ponzi scheme.
Now those Lebanese people previously reliant on foreign currency savings accounts can only withdraw the equivalent of a few hundred pounds a month.
For those desperate enough, there is no alternative but to raid their bank, and take their money by force.
Producer/Director: Katie Arnold
Series Producer: Andy Lee
Executive Producer: Ed Fraser
Production Company: Channel 4 News
Subscribe to our channel for more Unreported World episodes youtube.com/unreportedworld.
For Unreported World, Krishnan Guru-Murthy follows one desperate Lebanese couple planning to raid a bank in order to get back their savings.
Across Lebanon over a million people have been locked out of their bank accounts. The so-called Switzerland of the Middle East catastrophically crashed in 2019 over a banking crisis which has since been likened to a Ponzi scheme.
Now those Lebanese people previously reliant on foreign currency savings accounts can only withdraw the equivalent of a few hundred pounds a month.
For those desperate enough, there is no alternative but to raid their bank, and take their money by force.
Producer/Director: Katie Arnold
Series Producer: Andy Lee
Executive Producer: Ed Fraser
Production Company: Channel 4 News
Subscribe to our channel for more Unreported World episodes youtube.com/unreportedworld.
