Watch as desperate woman, 28, pulls gun on bank staff and demands her OWN money to pay for sister’s cancer treatment

DRAMATIC footage shows the moment an armed woman stormed a bank to take £11,000 of her own money to fund her sister’s cancer treatment. Sali Hafiz, 28, held hostages at a bank in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, as she live-streamed the robbery on Wednesday after the withdrawal was blocked. Footage shows Sali Hafiz wielding a gunReuters Facebook/Sali HafizThe 28-year-old said she was trying to get her own money for her sister’s cancer treatment[/caption] The interior designer said she had repeatedly visited the city’s BLOM bank branch, but had been told she could only withdraw £170 a month amid a national financial meltdown. Shocking footage shows Sali yelling at staff while her accomplices blocked the exits. She shouted: “I am Sali Hafiz, I came today… to take the deposits of my sister who is dying in the hospital. “I did not come to kill anyone or to start a fire. I came to claim my rights.” More world news OUT OF THE BLUE Editor of Vladimir Putin's favourite paper dies 'suddenly' on business trip DAD’S AGONY I hugged my daughter before op & woke up to hear she was killed in a car crash An AFP correspondent at the scene said gasoline had been poured inside the bank during the heist, which lasted under an hour. It is reported Sali threatened to shoot the manager if her money was not released. Before going into hiding, she told local news channel Al Jaddeed TV the gun was a toy. She said she needed the cash for her sister’s cancer treatment. Most read in The Sun SWISH MOVE Joe Swash lands BIG TV hosting job - his first since marriage to Stacey Solomon DAD’S HORROR My son came home with marks on his hand… I was horrified when he told me why JOHN'S BRAVERY I was suicidal & quit fame to live on farm after Bake Off, says John Whaite 'difficult to watch' Martin Lewis breaks down in tears before going missing from GMB VIPS FOR THE VIP From Obama to Trump, who is and isn't among 500 attending Queen's funeral WHO AFFAIRS WINS SAS Who Dares Wins ask ex Health Secretary Matt Hancock for new series Sali added: “I have nothing more to lose, I got to the end of the road. “I got to a point where I was going to sell my kidney so that my sister could receive treatment.” Lebanon’s banks have locked most depositors out of their savings since an economic crisis took hold three years ago, leaving much of the population unable to pay for basics. BLOM confirmed the customer had been in to seek her money for her sister’s treatment. The company said she was offered total cooperation and requested to provide documentation. Sali’s mother, Hiam Hafiz, said: “All we have is this money in the bank. My daughter was forced to take this money – it’s her right, it’s in her account – to treat her sister.” Shortly after the incident, an armed man entered a branch of Bankmed in Lebanon’s mountain city of Aley. Read More on The Sun 'DISGUSTING' Royal fans complain about 'disrespectful' gestures at Queen's procession EMOTIONAL WALK Heartbroken fans say same thing about Harry & William in Queen's procession He attempted to retrieve his trapped savings, the advocacy group Depositors Outcry and a security source told Reuters. The security source said the man had been able to retrieve a portion of his money before he handed himself over to security forces and was detained. EPAA crowd gathered outside during the hostage situation[/caption] EPAPanicked staff broke a window inside the branch[/caption]