Surviving hostage Ines Voitle in the hijacked public bus on the 18th of August in 1988. Kidnappers Hans-Jürgen Rösner and his accomplice Dieter Degowski had robbed a bank in Gladbeck-Rentfort and had taken hostages on the 16th of August in 1988. The two culprits were apprehended on the motorway in the direction of Frankfurt am Main after a spectacular pursuit via Bremen, the Netherlands and Cologne, in which numerous media represetatives were involved. Hans-Jürgen Rösner shot hostage Silke Bischoff. Degowski killed fifteen-year-old Emanuele de Georgi one day earlier, a policeman was killed in

Surviving hostage Ines Voitle in the hijacked public bus on the 18th of August in 1988. Kidnappers Hans-Jürgen Rösner and his accomplice Dieter Degowski had robbed a bank in Gladbeck-Rentfort and had taken hostages on the 16th of August in 1988. The two culprits were apprehended on the motorway in the direction of Frankfurt am Main after a spectacular pursuit via Bremen, the Netherlands and Cologne, in which numerous media represetatives were involved. Hans-Jürgen Rösner shot hostage Silke Bischoff. Degowski killed fifteen-year-old Emanuele de Georgi one day earlier, a policeman was killed in  Stock Photo
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dpa picture alliance / Alamy Stock Photo

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DC96Y4

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29.5 MB (574.6 KB Compressed download)

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2758 x 3737 px | 23.4 x 31.6 cm | 9.2 x 12.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

18 August 1988

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dpa

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Surviving hostage Ines Voitle in the hijacked public bus on the 18th of August in 1988. Kidnappers Hans-Jürgen Rösner and his accomplice Dieter Degowski had robbed a bank in Gladbeck-Rentfort and had taken hostages on the 16th of August in 1988. The two culprits were apprehended on the motorway in the direction of Frankfurt am Main after a spectacular pursuit via Bremen, the Netherlands and Cologne, in which numerous media represetatives were involved. Hans-Jürgen Rösner shot hostage Silke Bischoff. Degowski killed fifteen-year-old Emanuele de Georgi one day earlier, a policeman was killed in an accident during the pursuit. The kidnappers had given numerous interviews during these three days and the media's behaviour was heavily discussed.

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