Georgia bank robber escapes after hostages freed

Local media in Georgia say an armed man who held dozens of people at a bank in the west of the country has escaped. Police say they freed 43 hostages after a tense standoff that started on Wednesday. The assailant is reportedly armed with a hand grenade.
Al Jazeera’s Robin Forestier-Walker has more.

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