Ukraine Police Detain Man Who Took Hostage in Kyiv Bank

Ukraine Police Detain Man Who Took Hostage in Kyiv Bank
Members of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detain a man who threatened to blow up a bomb in a bank branch, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 3, 2020. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters
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KYIV—Police detained a man who took a hostage in a bank in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday, deputy interior minister Anton Gerashchenko said. The hostage was released unharmed.

Gerashchenko wrote on Facebook that the man had entered the bank at midday, told employees he had a bomb in his backpack and asked them to call police.