A hostage has spoken of his terror after a gun was held to his head by a man during a three-hour bank siege.
Dan Beedell was one of around 15 people held hostage in Barclays Bank in Church Road, Ashford, west London.
A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the incident and is currently in police custody, Surrey Police said.
Mr Beedell, 31, a youth pastor who lives locally, said he visited the bank with a friend to pay in money raised by Ashford Baptist Church to pay for a new building.
The gunman entered the bank wearing a white boilersuit and dust mask, shouting "Everyone get down on the floor", Mr Beedell said.
The man asked whether anyone had a heart condition and "some people" then left the bank.
Mr Beedell said: "He started shouting at people. He threw a lot of boilersuits out so we would look like him. I managed to get half of my boilersuit over my head. He came up behind me and put the gun back to my head and said 'Put it on'. The most bizarre thing was that it suddenly seemed to fit. Then he wanted money and was obviously threatening people."
He added: "Although we were scared the bank manager was incredibly calm, the staff were incredibly calm and I guess I was calm as well. When he had the gun at the back of my head, I wasn't panicking, I wasn't thinking I'm going to die."
After around three hours, the man asked the bank manager to open the doors and some hostages were let out.
Mr Beedell, who was wearing a boilersuit, said: "The armed officers didn't know who I was - I was cuffed and I fully understand the reasons for that. Actually I thought the police handled it well. Although it was a tough and traumatic experience, no-one was physically hurt and each of us get to get on with our lives."
