Suspect in Beirut bank hostage standoff demanded to withdraw his own money, police say - CBC News

A hostage standoff where an armed man demanded a Beirut bank let him withdraw his trapped savings has ended with the man's surrender and no injuries. It was the latest painful episode in Lebanon's economic crisis, now in its third year as cash-strapped banks …

An armed man demanding a Beirut bank let him withdraw his trapped savings to pay his father's medical bills took up to 10 people hostage in a seven-hour standoff Thursday before surrendering in excha… [+2951 chars]

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