Lebanon Man Held Bank Staff Hostage Over Trapped Savings, Charges Dropped
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The man turned herself in following an hours-long standoff after the bank agreed to let him draw out $30,000 of his more than $200,000 in trapped savings, reports said.
A Lebanese man who held bank staff hostage in Beirut last week to demand access to his trapped savings has been released from custody after charges against him were dropped.
Judge Ghassan al-Khoury ordered the release of Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein, who entered a Federal Bank branch in Beirut with a rifle, after the bank dropped the charges against him, the state-run National News Agency reported on Tuesday.
A judicial official told AFP on Wednesday that Hussein has since been released but still faces possible charges by the state.
Following an hours-long standoff last Thursday, Hussein turned himself in after the bank agreed to let him draw out $30,000 of his more than $200,000 in trapped savings, media reports said.
