Thu 11 August 2022: A man armed with a shotgun is taking hostage personnel at a bank in Lebanon’s crisis-hit capital, Beirut, and threatening to burn himself on fire unless he receives his trapped savings. On Thursday, a man carrying a canister of gasoline entered a Federal Bank branch in Beirut’s crowded Hamra sector, carrying … Continue reading LEBANON BANK STAFF HELD HOSTAGE BY ARMED MAN DEMANDING SAVINGS