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An Israeli tourist in Venice took a currency exchange worker hostage after complaining he got a bad rate, police say
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| 10/24/2019
| Alexandra Ma
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A 46-year-old Israeli man has been arrested for an alleged kidnapping in Venice after holding a currency exchange office employee hostage over what he perceived as a bad rate, multiple reports say.
The man was trying to exchange $100 into euros, but was unhappy with the amount of money he got back, CNN, Il Gazzettino, and The Times of Israel reported, citing police.
Police arrested him and he was not given his money back, CNN reported.
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The 46-year-old man was arrested for an alleged kidnapping after he took hostage the female employee and barricaded himself inside the currency exchange office after receiving what he deemed a bad exchange rate, CNN and The Times of Israel reported, citing a police statement.
The Israeli had been in Venice for several days at the time of the incident, and was trying to exchange $100 into euros at an exchange office in the Rialto area, CNN and Il Gazzettino reported.
A 46-year-old Israeli man has been arrested for an alleged kidnapping in Venice after holding a currency exchange office employee hostage over what he perceived as a bad rate, multiple reports say.
The man was trying to exchange $100 into euros, but was unhappy with the amount of money he got back, CNN, Il Gazzettino, and The Times of Israel reported, citing police.
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He tried to get the office to return his $100 and, in order to force that, he barricaded himself in the building, lowered the shutters, and held a female employee inside her booth, the outlets reported.Police arrested him and he was not given his money back, CNN reported.
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An Israeli tourist in Venice took a currency exchange employee hostage because he was unhappy with his exchange rate, multiple reports say, citing Italian police.The 46-year-old man was arrested for an alleged kidnapping after he took hostage the female employee and barricaded himself inside the currency exchange office after receiving what he deemed a bad exchange rate, CNN and The Times of Israel reported, citing a police statement.
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He was arrested on Tuesday, Italy's regional Il Gazzettino newspaper reported.The Israeli had been in Venice for several days at the time of the incident, and was trying to exchange $100 into euros at an exchange office in the Rialto area, CNN and Il Gazzettino reported.
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