Roesner forces hostages in the hijacked bus to pay the loot. Hans-Jurgen Rosner and Dieter Degowski had attacked a bank in Gladbeck-Rentfort on 16.08.1988 and took two hostages. After a spectacular chase over Bremen, where the gangsters hijacked a regular bus, the Netherlands and Koln, the police stopped on 18.08. on the highway to Frankfurt am Main the hostage takers with gun violence. The hostage Silke Bischoff died by a bullet from Rosner weapon. The day before, Degowski shot 15-year-old Emanuele de Georgi, while a police officer died during the persecution. In the three days, the hostage-t

Roesner forces hostages in the hijacked bus to pay the loot. Hans-Jurgen Rosner and Dieter Degowski had attacked a bank in Gladbeck-Rentfort on 16.08.1988 and took two hostages. After a spectacular chase over Bremen, where the gangsters hijacked a regular bus, the Netherlands and Koln, the police stopped on 18.08. on the highway to Frankfurt am Main the hostage takers with gun violence. The hostage Silke Bischoff died by a bullet from Rosner weapon. The day before, Degowski shot 15-year-old Emanuele de Georgi, while a police officer died during the persecution. In the three days, the hostage-t Stock Photo
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17 August 1988

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Roesner forces hostages in the hijacked bus to pay the loot. Hans-Jurgen Rosner and Dieter Degowski had attacked a bank in Gladbeck-Rentfort on 16.08.1988 and took two hostages. After a spectacular chase over Bremen, where the gangsters hijacked a regular bus, the Netherlands and Koln, the police stopped on 18.08. on the highway to Frankfurt am Main the hostage takers with gun violence. The hostage Silke Bischoff died by a bullet from Rosner weapon. The day before, Degowski shot 15-year-old Emanuele de Georgi, while a police officer died during the persecution. In the three days, the hostage-takers gave several interviews, the behavior of the press gave rise to massive criticism and sparked heated discussions. | usage worldwide

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