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the tin situation unfolding and by rose, an armed man has taken bank employees hostage, demanding the withdrawal of his own money. ah, i'm told mccrae this is al jazeera live from dover, also coming up. and it's really military court extends the detention of islamic jihad leader, the psalm, saudi by at least 6 dies. a nationwide curfew in sierra leone as several people are killed and a wife of violence and protests against the rising cost of living. if he rains trigger flooding across to don, affecting tens of thousands of people, ah, an armed man is holding employees hostage at a federal bank in lebanon's capital by rows. he's demanding his own money in

stripling to burn down the bank. security forces have not yet entered the building . hope for more on this, that spring in santa holder and bettered. principal. can you explain what the latest is and why he's holding hostages just to get his own money out? well, it is a $10.00 situation, an armed men is inside that bill during the federal a bank. he is holding hostages, employees and citizens, an unknown number. i must say there believe to be at least 6 a short while ago we saw an elderly man leave. the building, the government negotiator is trying to convince him to lay down his arms. in fact, even his brother has been brought in and we saw his brother tried to speak to him through the gates. now, yes, this man is demanding his own money. because for the past 3 years, lebanon's commercial banks have imposed an informal capital controls trapping

people. savings inside the banks, people are not able to access their money. and especially dollar accounts. when you would draw money, there is limits on withdrawals and they dispersed the money in the local currency, which has the values and they don't even give it to the depositors at the markets rate. so an unofficial haircut if you like, people deprived from their savings. this man is saying he wants his money $210000.00 us dollars. he's been visiting the bank in recent days, demanding $5000.00 in order to be able to pay for his father's hospital bill. he doesn't have a job and he believes that this is rightfully his. so a tense situation. this is not an armed robbery, if you like our, our bank robbery and the full sense of the word. but this is a man taking hostages in the bank, demanding what he believes is rightfully his didn't. this isn't the 1st time this has happened in lebanon as it no. a few months

ago, a deposit turned the east of the country, also storm the banker arms held employees, hostages, and demanded $50000.00 of his money. he was given the money, but then he was arrested. people are desperate. more than 80 percent of the population is now poor 3 years of an economic crisis. and yet the politicians, those who have been running and governing this country for decades have done nothing really to reverse the economic collapse. they haven't approved an economic recovery plan. they're not passing the laws needed in order for an i m f by bailout package in order to be eligible for dollars. you see if people are angry, these are other depositors who have come to support the man inside saying what he is doing is the right thing because they've tried through legal means they've, they've held protests, they've demanded politicians, force banks to give them their money. but banks argue that they limp the money to

the states, which is now bankrupt. and unless the state pays them the money than they cannot give the depositors any money. incredible scenes there. thank you very much. this is dana honda in beirut for us and israeli military court has extended the detention of islamic jihad leader, the psalms saudi by at least 6 dies. israel launched war to cold preemptive strikes on garza targeting the palestinian group following saudis risk 2 weeks ago. the 2 sides agreed on a truce this week after trading fire for 3 days 40 i'd palestinians were killed in the attacks. that abraham is in ramallah with more. let's not forget that since he was arrested earlier this month, the islamic jihad has raised its level of alert and than israel has to. right, garza leading to an exchange of fire between the both parties are for 3 days of also when it comes to helene, i wow, they, let's not forget that he has been on a hunger strike for more than 150 days. but during those days,

he was promised that his detention without charges is gonna end. so he suspended his strike. but then these really forces have renewed his detention for another time, leading him to go back to his hunger strike. we've been hearing from medical officials here in palestine saying that his health is deteriorating. he could be at risk of brain damage. we heard just now from the palestinian prisoners society saying that he was moved from the clinic where he was getting treatment to a hospital. of course, other analysts are saying that this might be a way for israel to. 9 kind of get its population ready for the potential release of clearly loudy. but when it comes to these lemming to hadley, that was some saudi. we know that his detention was extended by at least 6. the sierra leone has imposed a nationwide curfew in response to violent anti government protests that killed several people, including members of the security forces,

had happened in the capital free town and other cities because of anger and frustration of the rising cost of living. ali hoshal reports, anger, frustration spills to the streets, protest as in freetown and other cyril unit cities wanted their voices heard. we do not have freedom of speech is no respect for us. the women in our economy is down, down, down, and the cost of living is very high because of it we are suffering. oh, it didn't. and well, several people were killed including members of the security forces. when demonstrators and the police clashed, it revived images from the countries bloody civil war. in the ninety's, the president treated saying, as a government, we have the responsibility to protect every citizen of sierra leone. what happened today was unfortunate and will be fully investigated. i urge all sierra leone, eons to be calm. oh, the government also impose the nation wide curfew. goldman,

israel pharmacy police meant to maintain law and order, including protecting the fundamental arrive of the general body. while it's unknown, whether the wave of protests will continue, the united nations expressed serious concerns over the violence. so did the us, while france urged citizens not to travel to sierra leone alhashan al jazeera, at least $750.00 inmates have escaped during an attack on a prison, an eastern democratic republic of congo. 2 police officers were killed. the armed groups carried out the right is believed to have been trying to rescue some of its members and recruits new ones. let harding has more early on wednesday morning, prisoners in this jail were startled by the sound of heavy gunfire and snapping metal. o divided railway by no bullets rung out whilst we were forced to sleep.

suddenly we woke up the silence, had a ching tool with which they tore off the padlocks. members of an armed ugandan group known as allied democratic forces, or adf, fighting their way into this prison to free hundreds of inmates. oh, inside we were about $900.00 detainees. but about 30 of us remain. adf has pledged allegiance to isolate, and has been blamed for thousands of deaths and eastern congo and neighboring uganda. many of their members have been arrested, kept in this jail, lynn and me said that she did it. they came from their main headquarters in the forest to conduct the attack with the objective of recruiting by force, new members newton and to release some of their own people arrested and his jail. but not everyone wanted to be freed, unwilling to live a life on the run, doing mobile dongle off on one of them. i did not flee because i did not want to

take advantage and flee in disorder. i'm waiting for the liberation that god will send me. my hope is that one day i will leave here legally with all my documents to the army have started their search for the escape. eas, coming through a vast mountainous country in a region that has seen decades of fighting. leah harding al jazeera, more heavy rain is forecast and northern, so dawned were down pools and flash floods have killed 6 people. an injured dozens more. at least 3000 horns were destroyed and riven. i'll state the ryan cut off the mount highway, connecting the state to the capital cartoon. morgan is in berber and has been speaking to people who have lost their harms. for many families here in berber, the destruction is utterly devastating. many of them have lost their homes. they are now out in the open. and as you can see behind me, they have nowhere else to go. while some families have migrated up north to

relatives homes, to seek refuge and to be able to wait out the rena season so they can return to rebuild their lives. many are still waiting, searching, and the rebels for remnants or for anything they can salvage, really. and they say that this is the worst flooding they have seen in decades in more than 4 or 5 decades, according to some families who we've been speaking to. they say that they are quite concerned that they will not, not be any assistance given to them, especially because it's been 2 days now. and many of them are you to see any form of government assistance being handed out to them. many of them say they want to remain here until the end of the rina's. he's in to be able to rebuild their homes . but that may take some time because they're more range forecast in the coming days. but there's also concern about the outbreak of waterborne diseases. most of the homes still have stagnant water and they are still marines expected to come. there's been damages done to the sewage system in the drainage system here. so they are concerned that there will be our break of diseases, especially because the residence of these villages along the mouse is that the only source of clean water we have right now is the river because of the, the,

the sewage water mixing with the water that they have here, so they are concerned that the worst is not over for many people here and many families saying that they don't want to see things getting worse. but they're afraid that with more rains forecast and after losing so much that they may be, are facing difficulties in the coming days. but still ahead on al jazeera, the basement flat became dis, traps, and south korean floods will tell you what the government is planning to do about them. the u. s. department of justice charges and a rainy and national is part of a plot to kill form, a national security advisor, john bolton. ah, john, he has begun the faithful wald copies on its way to the castle book your travel package today. hi there. here's your world's weather update. we're going to begin in southeast asia. good to see you and remnants of what was the impact of the

frontline activity? fear future children on a j 0 lou. ah, you're watching al jazeera reminder of our top stories. the south adams men is holding employees hostage at a federal bank in lebanon's capital by route. he's demanding his own money and threatening to burn down the bank. security forces have not entered the building. yes. the sierra leone has imposed a nationwide curfew in response to anti government protests. official say, civil people have been killed, including security personnel. protest is an angry about the rising cost of living.

and is writing military called has extended the detention of islam of jihad lead up the psalms, saudi, but least 6 days. last week israel launched what it called preemptive strike. so and gaza targeting the palestinian group. following saudis arrest in the streets of garza. people are still taking up the pieces of bond apartment blocks after those 3 days of finally re re. he's also due to hold talks with wand and president polk agony, visa, democratic republic of congo, and rhonda, have hide years of pensions with both sides, accusing each other for finding rebellions and giving us your american gandhi are in reality, the u. s. was the 1st country to be concerned about ro, wonders support for him? 23. angola has been trying to broke a peace between the 2 countries. but a resent piece still did not come things blinkin will complete his 3 nation tour on thursday. he also visited south africa, valuable annually,

say the u. s. wants to increase diplomacy to counteract. she has growing influence on the african continent. catherine, sorry alta 0, south korea's capital sol will start facing out basement apartments. after 3 people died in the floods during flooding. this week, the tiny homes are usually rented out to people on low incomes. in total, at least 9 people were killed and flash floods, triggered by the heaviest downpours and more than a century. al jazeera is rob mcbride has more from sol. after the reins the cleanup and a re think on how to adapt to a changing climate, the worst affected places were in low lying areas, south of souls, han river. it's home to the glitzy gangnam district made famous in the hit gangnam style. but it's also the location for poor a housing,

including half basement apartments prone to flooding. resident hind sick tries to salvage what he can from his home. when the rains came, he and his family were forced to evacuate, seeking shelter in a nearby park. ah, good korean, i have to throw away all my positions. even my dishes, it rained so much this time it was a disaster. the plight of such residents was highlighted in the oscar winning movie parasite, about a fictional family living a subterranean existence. but it's the reality for many in a city with sky high property prices couldn't gide annual year. it's different from the wealthy places we live in the smallest rates where the government doesn't pay attention to us. and not them could involve in dogtown now. south korea's president, you insecure, visited one basement apartment that was flooded and where 3 people died. the response from sol city has been swift with the government announcing no new

permissions will be given to turn basement into apartments. but they're all reckoned to be around $200000.00 homes below ground right now, that authorities say will gradually be phased out. the government has also announced plans for better drainage, adapting it says to the new reality that such extreme weather is now no longer abnormal. rob mcbride al jazeera, so north korean leader kim jong own has declared victory in his nation's battle against covert. 19 state media have reported the government's plans to ease corona virus related measures and posed back in may. it comes after kim jong and was reportedly suffering a high fever, according to his sister, kim. yo young. she blamed the outbreak on propaganda leaflets dropped by south korea. but sol, as cooling those claims groundless lounge, one uni, are wont. on behalf of the party central committee and the government of democratic

people's republic of korea. i solemnly declare the victory and the maximum emergency anti epidemic campaign for exterminating the novel corona virus that had made inroads into our territory and protecting the lives and health of our people. taiwan has held another live fire exercise day out to china in its largest. if a military drill is around the islands. it was the thick in the exercise this week by the taiwanese army in the southern region of pink tongue. taiwan has accused beijing of using last week's visit by you with house beacon nancy pelosi as an excuse to rehearse for an invasion. hello seas visit angered china, but she says she's proud of the trip. we didn't go there to talk about china. we went there to praise taiwan and we went there to show our friendship, to say, china cannot isolate a taiwan. so that's what it was about. the us justice department says it's charged

a man. it describes as a member of a rounds revolutionary god and accuses him of involvement in a plot to kill for the national security advisor john bolton. sram poor sophie is wanted by the f. b i in connection with the case. prosecutor say the scheme was likely in retaliation for the american strike in january 2020, that killed the head of around leads could 4th cost them solar money. we face a rising threat from authoritarian regimes who seek to reach beyond their own borders. to commit acts of repression including inside the united states. this is an especially appalling example of the government of iran, perpetrating a grievous acts of transnational violence in violation of us laws and our national sovereignty. the iranian foreign ministry says the challenge is a baseless and politically motivated. it accuses the us of making allegations

without providing evidence. mike, hannah has more from washington. well, the justice department has outlined an elaborate and lengthy murder for hire plot which began some 18 months ago. when sharon puts up, the allegedly contacted somebody within the united states and persuaded him to act as essentially a murder for hire promising some $300000.00. should he kill john bolton now unknown to put off? he was the fact that this individual was an f b i, informant. so he informed the authorities, the authorities were abreast of the plot as it developed now this another twist in it as well. it's been revealed to by the justice department that tuffy also offered a $1000000.00 for a 2nd target. now sources close to mike upon payoff for my direct b. c. i. a and former foreign secretary is saying that it was my palm pale. who was

the 2nd target for which $1000000.00 was promised. so there's a lot of details that the justice department has provided. one must make clear though that sophie is still at large. he's still being hunted down though these charges have been laid against a former us president donald trump has refused to answer questions under oath and new york, he appeared at the state attorney general's office on wednesday, as part of a long running investigation into his real estate business dealings, the case involves claims the trump organization mislead banks and texas warranties and ukraine. their fears about the face of europe's biggest nuclear power plant. ukrainian officials say russia is preparing to connect is parisha facility with crimea, which is any ext and 2014. the plant has come under attack several times in the past week. shown hindrance reports from cubes in petro coat and says, ukraine zappa region, nuclear plant faces

a serious danger of radioactive meltdown. he says, he believes the russian military occupying the plant is shelling it to disconnect it from the ukrainian power grid and reconnect it to a power system in russian controlled crimea. taking all the power with it. they have already cut 3 of the 4 connections to the ukranian grid, he says, and if they sever the 4th, that poses a serious nuclear risk is aris go full, loosen the external power was applaud and it is dangerous because the vill burnwell blackout mold as a little bit thumped in diesel generator, so the, if they stop zone, you will have black mountain of nuclear cord over after he's asking for the plant to be declared a demilitarized zone monitored by the international atomic energy agency, out of control of the russian army. the foreign ministers of the g 7 group of

industrialized nations agree they say it's russia's presence of that plant that is endangering it. and they've issued a statement demanding that russia leave and turn over control to ukrainian authorities. the russians in turn blamed the ukrainians for putting the plant at risk by firing on the facility. britain's defense ministry predicts the invasion is about to enter a new phase with the heaviest, fighting shifting 350 kilometers to the frontline that stretches from separation to her son nearby and battle scarred mc alive. residents have emerged from a 54 hour curfew. they've come out to queue up for water and food in a region that's been the target of russian bombs since the invasion began in february. ludmilla, steve goes among the thousands of displaced people evacuating ships, shing cova village near her son. now, under russian control, the daily bombardment is taking its toll for years and a federal ledger that, of course, people are afraid, but every one is hoping that they will not reach us and things will get better. but

many houses in our village at destroyed and people have died. there are a 150000 people in the city, and the red cross is all need some kind of help. john henderson, al jazeera keith. why more than 1000 fire fighters battling a huge wildfire sweeping through the jerome region of southwestern france. around 6000 hic days of pine forest have been destroyed. the fire is now moving towards a major mote away that links the city of bordeaux with neighboring spine. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. emergency crews trying to put out wildfires in the us state of california have recorded a rear phenomenon. flames in a region north of los angeles swirled into what's known as a fire diff, a little far nato firefighters say that making good progress in containing the flames. ah.