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Customers turn violent as Zimbabwe bank runs out of cash

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/customers-tur...

Riots Hit Cyprus Bank After Accounts Frozen

http://www.endalldisease.com/riots-hit-cyprus-bank-after-acc...

Panic of 1837

Moreover, the panic unleashed a wave of riots and other forms of domestic unrest. The ultimate result was an increase in the state's police powers, including more professional police forces.[17][18]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_of_1837

Baltimore bank riot

The Baltimore bank riot of 1835 was a violent reaction to the failure of the Bank of Maryland in 1834. The riot, which lasted from 6-9 August, was aimed at the homes and property of a number of former directors of the bank, who had been accused of financial misconduct and fraud

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_bank_riot

1 comments

The Cyprus riots were not due to a bank run; they were due to the government's decisions to prevent citizens from withdrawing their money. From the article you linked: "Riots are now being reported in Cyprus as citizens are furious at the Troika’s decision to rob the citizens to pay for the bad debts of banks."

I'll give you the others, however. The fact that two are from over a century and a half ago however seems to support my implication that bank runs don't necessarily lead to riots (and more specifically, that not bailing out banks won't necessarily lead to riots).