Gunman who tried to rob Beirut bank to get his trapped savings surrenders after hostage stand-off
- Date: 12-Aug-2022
- Source: The Economist
- Sector:Financial Services
- Country:Lebanon
Gunman who tried to rob Beirut bank to get his trapped savings surrenders after hostage stand-off
A gunman has surrendered after taking hostages during a raid on a bank in Beirut where he demanded access to his trapped savings.
Authorities say 42-year-old Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein entered a branch of the Federal bank with a shotgun and a canister of petrol and threatened to set himself on fire unless he was allowed to take out his money.
He took up to 10 bank workers and customers hostage and fired three warning shots, an official said.
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