German Police Seize Two Bus Hijackers
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DUESSELDORF, West Germany — West German police commandos on Friday stormed a hijacked bus, freeing two hostages and capturing two drunken gunmen who had demanded money, beer and a plane to Brazil, a spokesman said.
One of the four hostages was slightly hurt Friday when a gunman struck him with his pistol butt. A 60-year-old woman was released early in the drama and another passenger escaped during a stop.
The two gunmen, both in their 20s and with police records, seized the bus in a Bonn suburb about midnight, the spokesman said.
The assailants demanded a ransom of up to $550,000.
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