Greek Man Live-Streams Ax Hostage Standoff Before Surrendering to Police

A 50-year-old man has been remanded in custody after allegedly breaching a restraining order, storming his ex-wife’s home and live-streaming a hostage standoff in which he threatened her with an ax and flammable liquid, authorities have said. Police said the man broadcast the confrontation on Facebook in real time as he forced the woman through the house and onto the balcony, repeatedly threatening to set the building on fire. Armed police, firefighters and a hostage negotiator rushed to the ...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA