A man entered the Federal Bank of Lebanon branch in Beirut on Thursday (Aug 11) with a firearm and held several employees and customers hostage. He demanded access to around US$200,000 he had in his bank account - a desperate move to demand the government to retract its decision to set a limit for money withdrawals.

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