AL-Sahari Bank shuts down all branches over kidnap of employees

The Al-Sahari Bank has shut down all of its branches in Libya over the abduction of some of its employees, starting this Thursday until a further notice.
The bank said on its official website that the employees, from a committee investigating embezzlement case of LYD7 million from Sabha branch, were abducted by a security brigade.
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