Gunman arrested after bank hostage crisis

A gunman was arrested today after holding three women hostage at a bank just a few hundred yards from Buckingham Palace.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2002 - 15:05

A gunman was arrested today after holding three women hostage at a bank just a few hundred yards from Buckingham Palace.

The armed siege at the HSBC branch in Buckingham Palace Road, central London lasted more than two hours after what was believed to have been a botched robbery attempt.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Buckingham Palace Place: Buckingham Palace Road Place: London Place: Victoria Street Place: Scotland Yard Person: Deputy Assistant Commissioner Person: Andy Trotter Organisation: HSBC Organisation: Metropolitan Police Organisation: Scotland Yard

<p>The Metropolitan police department has also issued a shelter-in-place order for those in the immediate vicinity of the 1500 block of 15th Street NW</p>

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