Shocking footage shows a brave bank worker offering himself as a hostage to encourage an alleged robber to release a customer.
The video, filmed at an Agricultural Bank of China branch in the country's Guangxi Province on 7 April, appears to negotiate with a man holding a knife to a woman's neck at one of the bank's checkouts.
The CCTV footage then appears to show the manager guiding customers out of the bank's lobby, before offering himself as a hostage in an attempt to persuade the alleged robber to release the woman.
Eventually, distracted by the manager, the armed man is apprehended by the bank's security staff.
(With inputs from AP)
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