“Today is your last day on earth”: robber enters bank in California with lurid message and takes attendees hostage for hours

When American Freddy Arredondo stood quietly in line at a Chase Bank branch in the city of Bakersfield, California, on Tuesday afternoon, he may not have imagined that he would still be in the bank fifteen hours later. The man was chatting with another customer when someone suddenly approached him. “It’s a bad day to come to the bank,” said the mysterious figure. Seconds later, sheer panic broke out.

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