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.

Gunman arrested after bank hostage crisis
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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