An armed customer took hostage on Thursday morning employees and other customers at Federal Bank in Hamra in Lebanon. He claims to obtain his funds deposited in the bank.
According to witnesses cited by local media, police and army units are deployed in front of the agency in this district of Beirut.
According to the media Lebanon DEBATE, the man has threatened to mix with fire if he did not get his money. He would also have thrown gasoline into the locals by threatening to set fire to it.
