A man allegedly held up a Blom Bank in Saida demanding to withdraw his money. He claimed to need the money to pay for his son’s urgent surgery.
The man was later identified as Wafik Kalo. The security forces managed to convince him to open the doors of the bank and the bystanders inside to leave.
Kalo pointed out that he has 5 accounts in the bank and he does not want all his money, just the amount to cover the cost of the surgery.
Kalo just left after being able to withdraw 280 million LL (~$7700 USD).