Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein, an armed man who took hostages, looks from a Federal bank window, in Beirut, Lebanon Source: AAP / WAEL HAMZEH/EPA
Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein had demanded access to funds in his frozen bank account to pay for his father's medical bills in exchange for releasing all hostages.
Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein had demanded access to funds in his frozen bank account to pay for his father's medical bills in exchange for releasing all hostages.
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