FBI kills hostage-taker after California bank standoff

A 15-hour standoff at a bank in Bakersfield, California, ended Wednesday when the FBI killed the suspect. All hostages were freed during the incident that began the previous day.

Police said a man barricaded himself inside a bank in Bakersfield on Tuesday. He appeared to have a bomb strapped to his body and took several people hostage. The situation lasted 15 hours. Authorities freed all hostages before the FBI killed the suspect. The event took place at a bank building in the Southern California city.

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