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Greece's Financial Meltdown Sparks ATM Panic

The escalating Greek financial crisis caused a panicked run on the banks last week, prompting the government to close banks on Monday for at least a week.
Image: Pensioners waiting outside a closed National Bank branch
Pensioners waiting outside a closed National Bank branch and hoping to get their pensions, argue with a bank employee in Iraklio on the island of Crete, Greece on June 29. Greeks struggled to adjust to shuttered banks, closed cash machines and a climate of rumours and conspiracy theories on Monday as a breakdown in talks between Athens and its creditors plunged the country deep into crisis.Stefanos Rapanis / Reuters