A group of depositors, at least one of whom is armed, took hostages at Blom bank in central Beirut on Wednesday demanding access to their savings, state media reported.

It is the second hostage situation at a Lebanese bank in recent weeks as a devastating financial crisis has locked most people out of their bank accounts.

Local media named Sally Hafez as the hostage taker and the NNA said she was able to withdraw $20,000 from her account and left the branch in the Sodeco area of Beirut. She was reportedly arrested a short time later.