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Lebanese lawmaker Cynthia Zarazir ended a protest at a bank on Wednesday after obtaining the funds she needed from her frozen savings to pay for surgery, her lawyer said, in the latest in a series of stand-offs between individuals and lenders. Zarazir, who was elected in May to represent Beirut, entered the Antelias branch of Byblos Bank unarmed on Wednesday morning with two lawyers, and staged a sit-in for four hours as a ‘last resort’ to access her money, her lawyer said. Fouad Debs, one of the lawyers, confirmed to Reuters that Zarazir got access to the $8,500 she needed. Cases of bank hold…