A Lebanese man who took a bank hostage in order to access his own money is being hailed as a hero by the public in Beirut. Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein, a 42-year-old food-delivery driver, stormed the Federal Bank branch in the capital to withdraw a part of his frozen savings of $210,000 to help pay for his father’s hospital bill.

Armed man who held bank staff hostage to withdraw savings becomes hero in Lebanon

Police in Georgia freed 43 people after an armed assailant took them hostage in a bank on Wednesday.

Police: 43 bank hostages freed in Georgia; One of the 3 hostages still held

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Armed man who held bank staff hostage to withdraw savings becomes hero in Lebanon

Police: 43 bank hostages freed in Georgia; One of the 3 hostages still held