Hostages unharmed in attempted Mexico bank robbery

A bank robbery turned hostage situation in northern Mexican has ended with police killing the thief and the hostages escaping unharmed.

The robber entered a branch of the Banorte bank in Hermosillo in Sonora state Monday morning and took four women hostage with a knife.

Hermosillo police said in a statement that hours later a police tactical team convinced the suspect to open the door with the idea of releasing the hostages. But the suspect resisted releasing them and was shot.

The 31-year-old man died later at a local hospital.