A man who took four people hostage at a bank in central Moscow late on Wednesday has surrendered to police, local authorities said. Moscow police said they were able to negotiate the release of two of the bank staff shortly after 1700 GMT. The two remaining hostages were released later, the police told RIA Novosti state-run news agency. An unnamed source in law enforcement told Russian news agencies that the hostage taker was apparently drunk and had threatened to blow up the bank. Police told RIA Novosti state news agency that the hostage taker had an “unidentified object” attached to his neck.

Source: Hindustan Times August 24, 2016 19:52 UTC