1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,080 The footage you are about to see was shot in August 1988. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,880 For 54 hours, the West German TV audience was gripped 5 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:16,880 by an unfolding hostage situation. 6 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:25,160 This film is made entirely from original footage. 7 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:35,080 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AUGUST 16, 1988 8 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:41,400 In Gladbeck-Rentfort, two masked men have committed a robbery. 9 00:00:41,480 --> 00:00:44,120 They've taken a woman and the bank manager hostage. 10 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,360 This hostage drama began this morning at 7:40 a.m. 11 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:59,280 SINCE THE START OF THE HOSTAGE CRISIS 12 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:05,880 DEUTSCHE BANK 13 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:13,920 POLICE RADIO 14 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:16,040 51-01 to 40. 15 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:17,640 Come in. 16 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:19,280 Another shot fired. 17 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:21,800 Copy. 18 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,280 POLICE CALL 19 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:29,280 You hear me? 20 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,200 Yes. Let's talk reasonably. 21 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:32,920 How do you see this going down? 22 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,680 Listen. 300,000 marks, the key to the safe, and a car. 23 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,400 Yes. That's fine. What kind of car do you want? 24 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:41,640 Um, a BMW 735. 25 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,280 A BMW 735. Okay. 26 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:45,240 735i. 27 00:01:45,320 --> 00:01:47,240 An "I." I've got it. Yes. 28 00:01:47,320 --> 00:01:49,960 -Yeah. Hold on. -Yes. I'll call back. Go on. 29 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,240 I'm telling you, don't do anything stupid. 30 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,080 I'll shoot the bank employees and put the gun in my mouth. 31 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,160 Let's not do that. We'll sort this thing out. 32 00:01:58,240 --> 00:01:59,520 I'll call you back soon. 33 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,080 -All right. -All right. We'll do that. 34 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,840 SINCE THE START OF THE HOSTAGE CRISIS 35 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,080 POLICE RADIO 36 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,520 The handover can commence. 37 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,400 Attention, everyone! High alert! 38 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,960 I'm watching the entrance. 39 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,240 I don't see a thing. Absolutely nothing to see. 40 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:45,080 If possible, move the packages closer to the door. 41 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,680 Richie, clothes off! 42 00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:56,040 Push them closer to the door, then get away quickly. 43 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,600 -Go ahead. -Sounds good. 44 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,200 A person's at the door. 45 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,680 It's the male hostage. 46 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,640 He's lying on the floor. It looks like he's tied up. 47 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,800 He's opening the door. He's pulled the first bag in. 48 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,320 The second bag… 49 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:39,240 the third bag. 50 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:41,880 He's closing the door. 51 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,520 For nearly 12 hours, 52 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,440 two people in a bank in Gladbeck have been scared for their lives. 53 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:53,240 Two heavily armed men have taken 34-year-old bank teller Reinhold Alles 54 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,720 and his 23-year-old account manager hostage. 55 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,720 The police have met one of the outlaws' demands. 56 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,800 A police officer in underwear brought them 300,000 marks 57 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:04,520 and handcuffs. 58 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,480 This afternoon, just before 5:00, 59 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,720 I spoke to one of the outlaws in the bank. 60 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,200 This is anchorman Hans Meiser, hello. So who are you? 61 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:13,720 ORIGINAL AUDIO OF THE HOSTAGE-TAKER 62 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,560 Who do you think? The bank robber. 63 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:17,720 -Pardon? -The bank robber! 64 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:20,800 You don't wanna release your hostages once your demands are met? 65 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,600 Later maybe. We wanna take them with us. 66 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,600 -Where are you going? -Like I'd tell you that. 67 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,880 Well, they can tail you in helicopters. 68 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:31,640 We're done here. 69 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,200 A NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY 70 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,000 The most horrendous hostage drama in West Germany to date 71 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:48,800 has gone on for 54 hours. 72 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:00,160 The media in Germany has never reported so extensively on a hostage crisis. 73 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,680 For the first time, millions of people witnessed 74 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,720 every minute of every day of the capital offense. 75 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:15,560 Throughout the hostage crisis, 76 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,320 the police didn't seem to have things under control. 77 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,840 A dark chapter for politicians and the media. 78 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,560 POLICE RADIO 79 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,240 If the perpetrators leave the bank, 80 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:45,880 don't grab them! 81 00:05:48,840 --> 00:05:52,520 SINCE THE START OF THE HOSTAGE CRISIS 82 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,560 See that? A… a car's coming. 83 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:56,800 Looks like an Audi. 84 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:59,120 -That's them. -Mm-hmm. 85 00:06:01,280 --> 00:06:04,560 Right now, in Gladbeck-Rentfort in the Ruhr region, 86 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:08,680 the hostage crisis in the Deutsche Bank still isn't over. 87 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,840 For nearly 14 hours now, 88 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:14,200 two outlaws have been holding two hostages. 89 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,960 Good evening, this is Heute Journal. 90 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:22,840 We've just heard that the getaway vehicle has allegedly been delivered. 91 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,280 In Gladbeck, I hope… 92 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,040 Right now I have a black screen. 93 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:28,960 …Mario Krisolli who is there for us. 94 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,080 I hear you. 95 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,880 Mario Krisolli, the question is what is happening right now? 96 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,520 There are the headlights, as you can see. 97 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,600 Everyone's taken cover behind me. 98 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:49,240 Okay. 99 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:53,400 The vehicle is moving slowly, at a crawl, towards our camera. 100 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,840 One of the perpetrators has a gun in his hand. 101 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,400 The gun is pointed at the windshield. 102 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,200 How are the police behaving, as far as you can tell? 103 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,360 They're mostly staying away. 104 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:18,640 Now people are moving, 105 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:20,760 but it's more journalists than police officers. 106 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,040 Someone, give him the mic. 107 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,320 We have to assume four people. 108 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,680 Have the perpetrators been IDed? 109 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,320 -They have not been identified. No. -No leads? 110 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:35,320 DISTRICT ATTORNEY 111 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,960 No leads. The investigations are underway 112 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:39,840 all over. 113 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,360 Doesn't it surprise you they're showing themselves? 114 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:46,280 Um, the one who showed himself was negotiating with us. 115 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,840 -He said he had nothing to lose. -Okay. 116 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,480 You know that we'll be live in a moment? Okay. 117 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,000 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 118 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:03,240 The hostage drama in Gladbeck in the Ruhr region has yet to end. 119 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,920 Mr. Pütz, you're at the scene. What's the situation? 120 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,560 Good evening, Ms. Christiansen. 121 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,880 I have District Attorney Gutjahr here. 122 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,920 My question is, how will the police proceed from here? 123 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:19,080 Well, the pursuit has begun, and the manhunt is underway. 124 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:20,920 Thank you, Mr. Gutjahr. 125 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:32,320 The Gladbeck bank robbers have been on the run with their hostages 126 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:33,760 for 67 minutes. 127 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,640 The hostages' family members fear the worst. 128 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:42,440 Police could not confirm that they're still in the Ruhr region. 129 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:47,000 The Gladbeck bank robbers have been on the run for two hours now. 130 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,560 They're still holding two bank employees hostage. 131 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,160 12:40 a.m. 132 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,480 Those heading the police operation have established 133 00:08:54,560 --> 00:08:56,200 that the hostages have yet to be released. 134 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:58,640 The outlaws will probably have a new car. 135 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,800 It's supposedly a BMW that they stole from a passerby. 136 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:05,160 In the meantime, the hostage drama has lasted for over 20 hours. 137 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,200 We still know nothing 138 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,960 about the fate of the two Gladbeck hostages. 139 00:09:22,680 --> 00:09:26,880 Almost 24 hours after they were captured by two armed and masked bank robbers 140 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,840 in a Deutsche Bank branch in Gladbeck, 141 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,760 they evidently still remain in the hands of the perpetrators. 142 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,600 DEUTSCHE BANK BUSINESS CENTER 143 00:09:40,680 --> 00:09:43,920 Crime scene, the Deutsche Bank branch in Gladbeck. 144 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:48,120 Since this morning, the police have been conducting a large-scale search for clues. 145 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:49,360 CLOSED TODAY 146 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,160 Every clue is being meticulously examined. 147 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,240 There is a rumor circulating 148 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:59,360 that the hostage-takers are two men in their early thirties 149 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,720 who are well known to law enforcement. 150 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:14,640 POLICE STATION 151 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:24,040 The reason we've asked you here, and have had asked you here, 152 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:26,800 is various outlets reported that something is happening… 153 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,360 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION COMMANDER 154 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:36,520 in connection with the hostage-taking in northern Germany. 155 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,240 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 156 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,680 We know who we are dealing with. 157 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:59,400 I implore you, until the hostages have been released 158 00:10:59,960 --> 00:11:02,160 or the hostage-takers have been apprehended, 159 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,480 do not report on these events. 160 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,360 It is up to you… 161 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:14,800 not to endanger the hostages by going public. 162 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,840 Once again, I implore you, 163 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:25,440 this is a very grave assessment of the danger. 164 00:11:38,680 --> 00:11:40,760 Nothing is known as of yet 165 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,440 about the outlaw hostage-takers and their getaway route. 166 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,000 In order not to endanger the hostages, 167 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:47,520 the police have stopped the pursuit. 168 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,680 The manhunt was stopped. 169 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,960 Subsequently, the manhunt was abandoned 170 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:53,760 to achieve the release of the hostages. 171 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,160 Since then, there have been no signs of life 172 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,040 from the perpetrators or their victims. 173 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:00,280 The hostages' lives are the priority. 174 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:08,920 SINCE THE START OF THE HOSTAGE CRISIS 175 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:46,360 The one in the leather jacket is walking with the male hostage, 176 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:50,440 and the second person, in the red skirt, is walking towards the city center. 177 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:03,400 The Gladbeck hostage drama is by no means over, 178 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:04,920 especially not for us. 179 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,560 In fact, quite the opposite. Today, the outlaws came to Bremen. 180 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:09,160 HOSTAGE-TAKING GUNMEN ON THE RUN 181 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,440 We sent Christian Berg to track the hostage-takers. 182 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,400 They got gas, candy, and then vanished. 183 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:18,000 I noticed he had a gun at his side, but otherwise… 184 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:20,080 -Have the police been here? -No. 185 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,640 What's the latest? This matter has assumed new dimensions. 186 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,160 Well, first off, let's say yes. 187 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,240 We know, as we just learned, that they've made things worse in Bremen. 188 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:33,240 They've apparently hijacked, or seized, a bus in Bremen 189 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:34,600 containing more hostages. 190 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:02,880 The two hostage-takers, armed with submachine guns, 191 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,120 have seized a bus with 20 passengers in Bremen. 192 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:09,520 We received this report a few moments ago. 193 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:11,040 I cannot tell you any more. 194 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,280 If new reports come in, we will inform you quickly. 195 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:33,440 POLICE RADIO 196 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:35,960 33-08, are you needed at the scene? 197 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:38,840 We're keeping the journalists back. 198 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,200 I didn't catch that. 199 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,080 We're keeping the journalists back. 200 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:45,320 Is it necessary for you to stay in touch with those people? 201 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:55,680 At 7 p.m., the outlaws went into a grocery store in Bremen. 202 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:58,240 Along with an unidentified woman, 203 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,720 they went to a bus stop and got on a bus. 204 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:03,040 HOSTAGE-TAKERS HIJACK BUS 205 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,960 The unidentified woman with the outlaws is said to be armed as well. 206 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:36,560 It seems we have new information. 207 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,040 Somewhat stressful, yes. 208 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:40,840 We have footage of the events from where the bus was hijacked. 209 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,200 If you could play it now. It started during rush hour. 210 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:44,920 At roughly 20 minutes after 7:00, 211 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,280 we see them negotiating in the back there, by the door of the bus. 212 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:49,640 By the open door of the bus. 213 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:53,480 The man with the T-shirt by the door on the left is a hostage-taker. 214 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:55,200 A photographer's on the right. 215 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:56,680 Photographer, Peter Meyer, 216 00:15:56,760 --> 00:16:00,080 was basically the messenger who delivered the hostage-takers' new demands. 217 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,680 Hello. What do they… what do they want? 218 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:07,080 Well, now they… they're demanding a vehicle, 219 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:08,720 PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER 220 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:10,160 one that isn't bugged, 221 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:13,240 but that's parked here by someone from the press. 222 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,120 Then they'd relinquish the bus, release the people? 223 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,320 Yes. They wanna set them free, and then it'll calm down. 224 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:20,080 I just have to find someone from the police. 225 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,280 -I'm here. -It isn't easy to find them. 226 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,960 -Yes. Right here. -Okay. They want a new getaway vehicle. 227 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:26,840 And they want one that's not bugged, 228 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,120 but one from a fellow reporter that's parked here. 229 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:32,920 -They'll stay put until then? -Yes. They won't do anything. 230 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:33,840 Okay. 231 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,160 They demand that a police officer in his underwear 232 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,200 with hands cuffed behind his back… 233 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:42,160 gets into the getaway vehicle. 234 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:46,680 They need another set of handcuffs for a hostage from the bus. 235 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:49,880 -That's what they're demanding. -Yeah. Okay. I'll see to that. 236 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:54,480 The criminals, apparently, planned this robbery very thoroughly. 237 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:58,560 The police think that they aren't particularly intelligent 238 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:02,560 but got their ideas from crime movies. 239 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:20,080 As we speak, the hijacked bus containing 30 hostages is still parked. 240 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,560 It is unclear whether their demands will be met. 241 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:39,560 Look. 242 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:44,480 Hey. What the fuck is this guy doing? 243 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:57,800 He's a colleague. 244 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,160 He's taking pictures of him. Unreal. 245 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:05,880 Come a bit closer so we can catch what's going on too. 246 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,520 Listen, can we do an interview? 247 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:23,280 Peter! 248 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,560 -Ask him if we can do an interview. -Can we do an interview? 249 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,480 -Come on, Hans. -Shit! 250 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:40,040 Is he trying to mess with me? 251 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:46,040 Have your mic ready. 252 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:53,000 -Hello. -Hello. 253 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:54,640 This is Olli. 254 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:59,000 So how long do you plan on doing this? 255 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:01,880 Well, we will make some demands, 256 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,280 and if they're not met, it's bang-bang. 257 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:06,760 You want to be responsible for that? 258 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:07,800 We're done with life. 259 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:10,240 And… 260 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:15,920 we've been on the run for over 30 hours, and the cops won't stop pursuing us. 261 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,560 And the two bank employees are at the end of their rope. 262 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:21,360 Especially the woman. 263 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:24,640 She wants to go home, and we were prepared to do that today. 264 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:26,800 And then they got in our way. 265 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:30,080 We were sure that no one would follow us, and then we saw them. 266 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:31,680 -Yeah. -Yeah. 267 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:34,880 You don't think it's better to give up? 268 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:36,320 Definitely not. 269 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:41,360 This is how it will go down. 270 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:42,720 Shots will be fired in there, 271 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:47,280 my buddy is especially dangerous, and the last thing will be… 272 00:20:51,120 --> 00:20:53,080 That. Yeah. 273 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,960 I was in prison for 11 years. 274 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:57,800 I was sentenced to 13. 275 00:20:57,880 --> 00:20:59,520 From the start, I was in juvie. 276 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:01,920 I don't give a shit about my life. 277 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:03,640 I'm serious. 278 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,560 But what about the innocent people? 279 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,160 I can't help that. 280 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,680 Would you trade a hostage for someone else? 281 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:17,640 Yeah. 282 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:22,720 But I want a police officer, 283 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,040 and he has to come in with an ID 284 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,360 and hands cuffed behind his back. 285 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:30,040 Right. 286 00:21:30,120 --> 00:21:32,640 What are the chances you get away with this? 287 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,240 I'm sure I'll get away. 288 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:37,520 Either that 289 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:39,440 or I'm gone. 290 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,040 Hmm? Simple as that. 291 00:21:44,120 --> 00:21:49,000 If they think they can come in with their damn SWAT teams… 292 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,160 Well, I'm not afraid of that. No. 293 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:57,080 We have however many hostages in there, and we're heavily armed. 294 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:58,880 I don't wanna be specific. 295 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:00,920 Like grenades, or what? 296 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:05,760 I have a bag with things in it, and it'll all go off. 297 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,440 -There are three of you? -Yes. 298 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:10,360 Aren't you worried about the woman? 299 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:11,720 No. She wants this. 300 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:13,280 -You sure? -Yeah. 301 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:15,840 And, um, 302 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:18,280 I advised her not to. 303 00:22:18,360 --> 00:22:20,160 I said, "Don't do it." She chose to. 304 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:22,040 -Is she your girlfriend? -Yes. 305 00:22:22,120 --> 00:22:25,640 She sees things the way I do. 306 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:26,680 Yeah. 307 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:28,560 That's why she's here. 308 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:36,480 So what was it? Did you just want to get lots of money? 309 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:37,880 -Or was it-- -No. 310 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:40,480 I'm… I'm a criminal by nature. 311 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:41,560 Part of me. 312 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:45,840 For me, there's no such thing as work and morals, and silly stuff like that. 313 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,320 I, uh… I want to move forward and live. 314 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:50,880 It has nothing to do… 315 00:22:52,120 --> 00:22:54,680 …with all that political crap. 316 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:58,000 Cup your hand. 317 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:08,760 A few times I have thought about whether or not to… 318 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:10,560 to join a terrorist group. 319 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:17,320 But then I figured getting big money was better 320 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:18,440 so you can get by. 321 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:21,640 Did you just wanna rob a bank, 322 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:23,880 or was it a targeted effort to take hostages? 323 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,480 Well, we had everything we needed to take hostages. 324 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:29,000 That was a factor from the start in case it happened. 325 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,160 -You know? -Right. 326 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:50,960 Can… can… 327 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,120 We're all standing around here, and you're doing that. 328 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:54,160 Your gun is cocked. 329 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:56,560 -No. That's why I have my finger here. -Oh. 330 00:23:58,080 --> 00:23:59,960 That would be a frightening feeling. 331 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,800 Yeah. I mean, we all have an uneasy feeling. 332 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,560 The hostages from the bank are still with you? 333 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:09,920 -In the bus. -They're in the bus? 334 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,440 How are they feeling? What's their point of view? 335 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:13,560 Well, go on over. 336 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,840 Hmm? Go? Yeah? Okay. 337 00:24:20,360 --> 00:24:22,640 -But only you. -Yes. Okay. 338 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:05,760 I'm having the clerk check all the bills 339 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:09,080 because they can put small trackers in them. 340 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:12,040 Then we're sure there's nothing in them 341 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,320 so we can't be followed. 342 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:30,880 Any special dreams? 343 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,080 -You shouldn't talk about dreams. -That's true. 344 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,120 A car and a shower. Bath. 345 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,400 I don't have any dreams anymore. 346 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:43,200 Oh, okay. I… I see. 347 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:59,720 Events in the Gladbeck hostage drama are happening quickly. 348 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:02,640 The two hostage-takers spoke to journalists from the bus. 349 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:06,040 An armed woman has joined the two outlaws. 350 00:26:06,120 --> 00:26:08,480 She is supposedly the girlfriend of one of the criminals. 351 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:55,040 -Can I just go now? -Yes. Go on. 352 00:26:55,120 --> 00:26:56,080 I can go. 353 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:02,240 HOSTAGE-TAKERS ON THE RUN 354 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,240 Now for the latest from the hostage situation in Bremen. 355 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,040 As we've just learned, 356 00:27:07,120 --> 00:27:09,640 the hostage-takers have released five hostages. 357 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:11,720 -I was there. Yes. -What happened? 358 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:13,680 They came from the post office over there. 359 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:15,040 From the post office? 360 00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:18,520 They came over from the post office with a lady and a… a gentleman. 361 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,200 And then what? 362 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,640 Well, they got on the bus, and now they're counting money. 363 00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:26,080 Several thousand marks. 364 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,280 -A sack full of money. -You were in the back, right? 365 00:27:29,360 --> 00:27:31,440 -Yes. I saw it. You didn't. -I was in the front. 366 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:35,560 -They let you leave the bus? -I said I have a heart condition. 367 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,360 That's one way to get out. 368 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:38,600 HOSTAGE-TAKERS HIJACK BUS 369 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:41,800 The DA's office and Essen have named the two criminals. 370 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:45,560 31-year-old Hans-Jürgen Rösner from Gladbeck, 371 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,680 who escaped from prison two years ago while on furlough. 372 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:52,360 His partner is 32-year-old Dieter Degowski, 373 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,280 also from Gladbeck. 374 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:58,120 The hostage-takers let you on the bus first. 375 00:27:58,200 --> 00:27:59,160 What happened then? 376 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:02,680 Well, they waved me towards them. 377 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:04,960 I was sitting in the car taking photographs, 378 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:06,800 and then they told me to come over. 379 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:08,400 They were very friendly, you know? 380 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,320 I was very careful at first with my arms spread out wide. 381 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:14,080 "No need to put your hands up," he said. 382 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:15,520 Then, I went there, and he told me, 383 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:18,880 "Here the situation is crappy. The cops said they stopped the manhunt 384 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:22,080 and weren't following us." 385 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,960 "Nothing's working, and now we're here, and it's full of cops. You know?" 386 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,280 Then they told me that they had a new demand. 387 00:28:27,360 --> 00:28:31,120 They want a new getaway car, and one of the hostages should be a cop. 388 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,920 That's their demand, and it will stay that way for now. 389 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:38,600 Just now, he said if it wasn't that soon, they would just take any car. 390 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,120 I said, "You can take mine." 391 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:48,200 Slow down, slow down, slow down. 392 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,640 BUNTE, Hans-Henning Schmidt. Can you talk to him? 393 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:55,920 -Yes? -Sure. 394 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:57,920 Henning? I'll give him to you. 395 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:04,640 Thanks. Go on. 396 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:06,800 -Hello? -Hello? 397 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:10,120 This is Rösner. 398 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:11,560 Yeah. 399 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:15,720 -Who's he speaking to? -BUNTE. 400 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:17,600 No. That's our security. 401 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:21,680 That's why we're not letting them go. 402 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:27,720 No. Maybe we'll end up six feet under, sure, 403 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:29,280 but not in prison. 404 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:34,840 I'm from Gladbeck-Rentfort. 405 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:38,280 I was. 406 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:40,120 No. 407 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:48,560 Yes. I was in prison for 11 years. 408 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:51,680 I couldn't learn much there, and I'm not interested in that. 409 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:56,200 Uh, for several things. 410 00:29:56,280 --> 00:30:00,040 It started with shoplifting, break-ins and assault, 411 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,560 and aggravated assault, and then I… 412 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,720 In prison, I stabbed an officer in the neck with a knife. 413 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:08,560 So… 414 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:11,280 I got two-and-a-half years extra. 415 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:29,280 Now I'll ask a question. 416 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:38,000 I've known him for 23 years. 417 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:51,040 Yeah. 418 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:56,400 You're not gonna like the answer. 419 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:00,600 -The car is here. -What car? 420 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:03,120 Yours. The car. 421 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:04,840 Uh, hold on. 422 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,440 -Which car? -Your car's here, the Opel. 423 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:09,680 From the police? I don't want it. 424 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:13,240 -You don't want a police car? -No. Nothing from the cops. 425 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:16,600 I don't wanna talk about this anymore. 426 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:18,880 I don't give a shit about what anyone thinks. 427 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:20,120 That's it. Bye. 428 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:22,360 It's over there. 429 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:23,640 I'll drive you. 430 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:24,080 And then we were just waiting for the response from the police. 431 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:27,320 I've got Christian Berg on the phone from Bremen 432 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:29,320 to ask what news he can give us. 433 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:31,680 Hello, Christian Berg. What's the latest? 434 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:35,440 The current situation is that the police are still negotiating 435 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:40,160 with a task force and everything that goes along with it. 436 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:43,600 The police aren't willing to let a police officer be taken as a hostage. 437 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,960 The Bremen Police doesn't wanna let that happen. 438 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:50,760 As far as the atmosphere of this hostage crisis, 439 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:53,720 it is unique in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. 440 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:55,080 It has the feel of a work outing. 441 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:56,800 The police have hardly closed any roads. 442 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:06,720 It's a relaxed atmosphere, yet also cynical and brutal. 443 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:08,840 The hostage-taker just gave an interview. 444 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:10,200 A guy standing, waving a gun 445 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:14,480 while some 30 people, including children, are being held captive is bizarre. 446 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:17,360 We'll have to reflect long and hard on what's happened here. 447 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:25,240 A guy in a black mask is up there. I know those tricks. 448 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:31,760 What is left for the police to do? 449 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:36,600 Have the leaders of the task force hinted that they want to give in? 450 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:39,120 The situation in Bremen is still tense. 451 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,400 The hostage-takers are exhausted and on edge. 452 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,680 The police seem nervous as well. 453 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:51,920 I'm not waiting much longer. 454 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:56,320 I'll get back on the bus to talk it over with my buddy 455 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:58,480 and my girlfriend, 456 00:33:58,560 --> 00:33:59,920 then I'll shoot the first one. 457 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:02,560 I'm sick of being screwed with. 458 00:34:44,920 --> 00:34:48,480 You piece of shit! Go away, or I'll put a bullet in you, you bum! 459 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:57,560 This is my final warning! 460 00:34:59,880 --> 00:35:02,160 The next will be someone on the bus! 461 00:35:15,720 --> 00:35:17,320 Oh, shit! 462 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:19,120 He's got Karina. 463 00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:21,200 -Who's Karina? -My colleague. 464 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:23,920 What? 465 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:25,560 What's going on? 466 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:35,680 Right. All right. She looks all right. 467 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:42,280 I have a new friend for you. 468 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:43,280 What? 469 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:04,000 Oh God. What's wrong with him? 470 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:09,560 Why is Peter Meyer getting involved? There's no need. 471 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:12,080 Why's he getting involved? I would do it too. 472 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:14,000 There are 30 people in that bus. 473 00:36:14,080 --> 00:36:16,120 I would run over there buck naked. 474 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:24,240 They're losing it. 475 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:26,600 They're drunk as hell. 476 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:35,040 If no one shows up, I'm shooting her! 477 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:36,960 Dead! 478 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:45,560 What now? 479 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:50,760 You filthy cops! 480 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:08,120 You gutless pigs! 481 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:30,520 Mr. Meyer is walking towards us now. 482 00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:34,720 Well, they want to take off in the bus. 483 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:37,640 I tried to talk them out of it. I said, "Let them go. Get in my car." 484 00:37:37,720 --> 00:37:40,560 "One isn't enough. They'll shoot at you too," they said. 485 00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:43,840 Roland for 33-08. 486 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:45,240 I'll take down the number. 487 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:49,520 I'll drive the car over there and give him the phone. 488 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:54,080 3-3-0-8, did you copy? 489 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:56,400 Yes. Their number, 3-6-2… 490 00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:58,680 3-6-2-5-0-8. 491 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:03,880 We're giving Meyer the number and telling him to call. 492 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:09,920 Tell them to call this number. 493 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:12,120 Meyer's going over. 494 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:22,600 POLICE RADIO 495 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:25,240 Meyer has driven his car to the bus. 496 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:36,960 The phone is in his hand. 497 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:40,560 They started the bus. 498 00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:44,000 Why isn't anyone picking up? 499 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:46,720 Meyer's yelling, 500 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:49,720 asking why no one is picking up at the number he called. 501 00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:52,440 Tell him 81, not 80. 502 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:55,160 81, not 80! 503 00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:59,000 No one is picking up at 6-3-2-8-0! 504 00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:03,360 The bus is driving off. It's going through a red light ahead. 505 00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:05,600 This can't be happening! 506 00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:13,040 The bus is turning right. 507 00:39:13,120 --> 00:39:15,360 Hans! Hans! Come on! 508 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:40,600 Live car chase. 509 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:56,040 A dramatic turn in the Gladbeck hostage drama, 510 00:39:56,120 --> 00:39:58,400 which is now the Bremen hostage drama. 511 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:01,280 The latest report is that the hostage-takers 512 00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:03,000 are heading towards the airport. 513 00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:04,360 We just got word 514 00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:09,280 that the bus passed the Oyten rest stop on the autobahn, heading towards Hamburg. 515 00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:11,640 No one knows how this hostage drama will end. 516 00:40:11,720 --> 00:40:14,680 Just how cold-blooded the hostage-takers are 517 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:16,760 became clear three hours ago. 518 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:20,520 One of the kidnappers walked right up to my colleague Günter Ollendorf 519 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:22,520 and spoke bluntly to reporters. 520 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:24,920 It's a bizarre scene to witness. 521 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,960 And incredibly grim evidence. 522 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:31,080 The decision to air this interview was not easy for us. 523 00:40:31,160 --> 00:40:33,680 However, we feel it documents the situation. 524 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:38,000 Well, we'll make some demands, and if they're not met, it's bang-bang. 525 00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:40,960 I'm afraid we have grim evidence to show you. 526 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:43,760 Yeah. We're done with life. I don't give a shit about my life. 527 00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:45,800 No. I'm… I'm a criminal by nature. 528 00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:48,760 For me, there's no such thing as work, and morals, silly stuff like that. 529 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:52,480 We asked a fellow journalist what he experienced. 530 00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:56,040 I did an interview and asked him if he planned on giving up, 531 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:57,760 and he said, "No." 532 00:40:57,840 --> 00:40:59,920 That he was… 533 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:04,320 he was sick of the police and was gonna shoot someone. 534 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:06,440 -Were you afraid? -I was, yes. 535 00:41:06,520 --> 00:41:09,720 He was pressing his gun against my stomach the whole time, 536 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:11,840 and that wasn't a nice feeling. 537 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:14,040 Why did you ask him to get into your car? 538 00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:16,640 He was standing by it, and I'm a journalist. 539 00:41:16,720 --> 00:41:18,840 You just try, and it worked. 540 00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:22,200 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 541 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:30,280 GRUNDBERGSEE REST AREA 542 00:41:32,440 --> 00:41:37,880 SINCE THE START OF THE HOSTAGE CRISIS 543 00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:55,520 The bus is coming now with the hostages. 544 00:41:56,680 --> 00:42:00,160 -I don't know if he'll drive it up here. -They're really coming? 545 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:22,000 The mayor of Berlin promoting the emergence… 546 00:42:22,120 --> 00:42:26,520 -Is it really the bus? -Yeah, it is. There's a guy with a gun. 547 00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:32,840 Why did you drive off in the bus instead of a journalist's car? 548 00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:35,960 Because they're untrustworthy. 549 00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:41,440 Do you think the police will try something soon? 550 00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:43,240 Definitely. 551 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:46,960 Us too. That's why we left. 552 00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:50,480 -Are you prepared to kill people? -Yes. 553 00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:55,680 How do you feel with a gun to your throat? 554 00:42:55,760 --> 00:42:57,520 Pretty good, considering… 555 00:42:58,080 --> 00:43:00,120 It's all kinda surreal to me. 556 00:43:00,720 --> 00:43:01,800 Too young. 557 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:05,200 Do you think he would pull the trigger? 558 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:06,240 No. 559 00:43:07,120 --> 00:43:07,960 No. 560 00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:19,680 The younger of the two outlaws is standing in front of the bus, 561 00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:22,880 holding a loaded gun under a young woman's chin, 562 00:43:22,960 --> 00:43:27,640 threatening to shoot her if no one talks to them and meets their demands. 563 00:43:27,720 --> 00:43:31,760 That's the latest from the Grundbergsee rest area. 564 00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:33,640 Peter Wüst for RSH. 565 00:43:34,240 --> 00:43:39,520 It started with the hostage-takers demanding to speak to an officer 566 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:41,280 to start a dialogue. 567 00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:43,600 The police said no one was coming out. 568 00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:47,240 Next, they demanded a walkie-talkie 569 00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:49,680 so they could at least be in touch that way. 570 00:43:49,760 --> 00:43:51,840 The walkie-talkie didn't work. 571 00:43:52,320 --> 00:43:56,040 There was no contact. The third attempt was using my car phone. 572 00:43:56,120 --> 00:43:58,000 They gave me a number to call. No one answered. 573 00:43:58,080 --> 00:44:00,720 I don't get what the police are doing, what they're thinking. 574 00:44:01,880 --> 00:44:06,840 If they fail to meet demands, even the smallest ones, 575 00:44:06,920 --> 00:44:10,480 then I get the feeling something's going to happen. 576 00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:12,240 I'm being… 577 00:44:12,800 --> 00:44:15,040 I'm being handed a piece of paper. 578 00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:18,920 Right now, the bus has stopped at Grundbergsee. 579 00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:21,000 That is a rest area near Bremen. 580 00:44:21,680 --> 00:44:25,520 One of the hostages from Gladbeck has been released. 581 00:44:25,640 --> 00:44:28,440 However, the hostage-takers are now demanding 582 00:44:28,520 --> 00:44:30,720 to have a police officer as a hostage, 583 00:44:30,800 --> 00:44:33,960 as they said this afternoon, and a new getaway car. 584 00:44:34,040 --> 00:44:37,200 I'm sure there are only two options. 585 00:44:37,280 --> 00:44:41,000 Either they meet the criminal's demands, or something horrible will happen tonight. 586 00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:50,000 POLICE RADIO 587 00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:51,280 This is Officer Aller. 588 00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:58,000 The female perpetrator is in the restroom with a gun. 589 00:44:58,080 --> 00:45:00,040 In the restroom with a gun? 590 00:45:00,120 --> 00:45:02,640 Whose call is it? Should I grab her? 591 00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:04,920 Yes. Get her. 592 00:45:06,080 --> 00:45:07,160 What? 593 00:45:07,240 --> 00:45:08,640 Yes! 594 00:45:10,240 --> 00:45:11,440 RESTROOMS 595 00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:03,200 72-28 for Roland. 596 00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:04,640 Yes. I copy. 597 00:46:04,720 --> 00:46:06,680 What's the report on the situation? 598 00:46:10,360 --> 00:46:13,480 Both hostages from Gladbeck are free. 599 00:46:13,560 --> 00:46:15,840 They're walking to your vehicles. 600 00:46:18,080 --> 00:46:22,360 Also, we were able to overwhelm the female offender. 601 00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:26,840 No. 602 00:46:27,680 --> 00:46:31,680 According to the released hostages, 603 00:46:31,760 --> 00:46:34,600 the two perpetrators could lose it at any moment 604 00:46:34,680 --> 00:46:36,720 if the woman doesn't return to them. 605 00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:38,720 What is your decision? 606 00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:46,640 We can't keep the woman detained if we can't take down the others. 607 00:46:46,720 --> 00:46:48,760 Only all three at once. 608 00:46:48,840 --> 00:46:51,000 Should've thought about that before! 609 00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:04,680 Have her come out. 610 00:47:15,080 --> 00:47:16,320 Send her out. 611 00:47:17,040 --> 00:47:19,040 I'm gonna lost my shit! Let her out! 612 00:47:19,960 --> 00:47:22,320 If someone harms her and she doesn't come back soon, 613 00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:24,040 I'll pull the trigger. 614 00:47:24,760 --> 00:47:27,840 Then we'll have a hole in the neck. 615 00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:31,680 But before that, I'll shoot things up around here. 616 00:47:33,320 --> 00:47:36,120 They shouldn't have done that, those damn pigs. 617 00:47:36,200 --> 00:47:38,440 -Okay. I'll ask. -Those damn, filthy pigs! 618 00:47:38,520 --> 00:47:40,160 I'll do that. 619 00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:45,680 GETTING THE PEOPLE OF BREMEN THERE SAFELY 620 00:48:01,800 --> 00:48:04,880 They are threatening to kill a little girl. 621 00:48:11,880 --> 00:48:14,320 So should we release the woman or not? 622 00:48:17,720 --> 00:48:20,880 Can you tell me about the perpetrators? 623 00:48:20,960 --> 00:48:22,880 Are they under the influence of alcohol? 624 00:48:23,440 --> 00:48:25,720 Yes. Alcohol and drugs. 625 00:48:25,800 --> 00:48:28,880 They've taken a lot of pills to stay awake and have drunk a lot of beer. 626 00:48:41,320 --> 00:48:45,040 The woman's coming back. She's already far away from here. 627 00:48:45,120 --> 00:48:46,760 Okay. I'll let them know. 628 00:48:46,840 --> 00:48:49,160 You're bringing her back? All right. 629 00:48:49,240 --> 00:48:51,200 She's coming here now. Yeah? 630 00:49:13,480 --> 00:49:14,400 Sit down! 631 00:49:17,920 --> 00:49:19,200 I swear I'm gonna… 632 00:49:24,800 --> 00:49:28,560 Where's the mobile task force with the woman? 633 00:49:31,560 --> 00:49:33,600 She's walking over. 634 00:49:49,840 --> 00:49:51,160 Scumbags! 635 00:49:54,880 --> 00:49:55,880 Open up! 636 00:49:57,400 --> 00:49:59,160 Open up! Open it up! 637 00:50:06,960 --> 00:50:08,440 Get him out! Now! 638 00:50:09,200 --> 00:50:11,960 -Call an ambulance! -Ambulance! 639 00:50:12,040 --> 00:50:13,960 Someone's being taken out. 640 00:50:15,960 --> 00:50:18,560 Get closer! Get lost, dummies! 641 00:50:18,640 --> 00:50:21,480 -Come on. Follow them. -Ambulance! 642 00:50:23,520 --> 00:50:25,000 We need an ambulance. 643 00:50:25,080 --> 00:50:26,280 Go, get an ambulance! 644 00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:29,000 Those bastards. 645 00:50:29,080 --> 00:50:31,560 Come on, inside! In here! In here! 646 00:50:31,640 --> 00:50:33,360 Bring him in. Come on, get him in. 647 00:50:37,280 --> 00:50:39,080 Out with the press! 648 00:50:44,560 --> 00:50:46,600 Call an ambulance. Quick! 649 00:50:46,680 --> 00:50:48,600 Ambulance. Ambulance. Where was that number? 650 00:50:48,680 --> 00:50:50,160 It's 1-1-2. Come on. 651 00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:53,600 -What? -We don't know right now. 652 00:51:06,840 --> 00:51:09,360 The bus is pulling away. 653 00:51:10,080 --> 00:51:12,880 -The vehicle, right? -Right. 654 00:51:16,960 --> 00:51:20,000 You know what happened with the wounded guy? 655 00:51:20,080 --> 00:51:22,200 -Who is it? -The police! 656 00:51:22,280 --> 00:51:23,520 Halbermann. 657 00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:27,720 Yes. We urgently need an ambulance. 658 00:51:30,600 --> 00:51:32,600 Yes. The hostage situation. 659 00:51:32,680 --> 00:51:33,640 Three-fifty. 660 00:51:34,120 --> 00:51:36,080 Yes, sure. Yes. 661 00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:38,040 I need another mark. 662 00:51:38,120 --> 00:51:40,320 Stop asking so many questions. 663 00:51:40,400 --> 00:51:43,280 Send an ambulance and come and see for yourself. 664 00:51:44,160 --> 00:51:45,200 That's irrelevant. 665 00:51:47,320 --> 00:51:50,600 Listen. I'm telling you that doesn't matter. 666 00:51:50,680 --> 00:51:53,160 -Is the ambulance on its way or not? -Are they that stupid? 667 00:51:53,240 --> 00:51:55,000 There are hostages! They shot someone. 668 00:51:55,080 --> 00:51:58,840 So, Marius, our viewers can hear you now. 669 00:51:58,920 --> 00:52:00,480 Where are you right now? 670 00:52:00,560 --> 00:52:03,200 We're on the autobahn, the exit ramp, 671 00:52:03,280 --> 00:52:05,320 about 100 meters past the Grundbergsee rest area. 672 00:52:05,400 --> 00:52:06,600 HOSTAGE DRAMA 673 00:52:06,680 --> 00:52:08,960 The city bus from Bremen just drove off. 674 00:52:09,560 --> 00:52:11,920 Evidently, a shot was fired in the vehicle. 675 00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:14,520 A wounded person was pushed out of the vehicle. 676 00:52:14,600 --> 00:52:18,600 The perpetrators are very nervous and, apparently, drunk. 677 00:52:18,680 --> 00:52:22,320 I see they're turning off and heading back towards Bremen. 678 00:52:25,240 --> 00:52:28,200 And you're in the convoy following the bus? 679 00:52:28,280 --> 00:52:31,480 Yes. The bus is 200 meters ahead of me. 680 00:52:33,560 --> 00:52:35,760 The most dangerous thing right now 681 00:52:35,840 --> 00:52:38,600 is if the perpetrators lose control due to alcohol. 682 00:53:10,080 --> 00:53:14,040 I'm on the A1 autobahn heading toward Osnabrück 683 00:53:14,160 --> 00:53:17,360 in a convoy of roughly 80 civilian and police cars. 684 00:53:17,920 --> 00:53:20,520 The autobahn is a mess. 685 00:53:21,160 --> 00:53:24,280 I can't say how things are in the bus from here. 686 00:53:31,200 --> 00:53:32,200 POLICE RADIO 687 00:53:32,280 --> 00:53:35,200 -70-21 to Aller. -Twenty-one, I copy. 688 00:53:35,280 --> 00:53:38,040 -You're at Grundbergsee? -Correct. 689 00:53:38,560 --> 00:53:41,320 How many injured or fatalities? 690 00:53:42,560 --> 00:53:44,840 One seriously injured person. 691 00:53:44,920 --> 00:53:47,160 Good. No fatalities. 692 00:53:47,240 --> 00:53:48,400 Not yet. 693 00:54:23,960 --> 00:54:26,440 The cops are forcing us back. Outrageous! 694 00:54:29,480 --> 00:54:30,320 POLICE RADIO 695 00:54:30,400 --> 00:54:32,600 Aller, come in. This is 70-11. 696 00:54:32,680 --> 00:54:33,920 Do you have the latest? 697 00:54:34,720 --> 00:54:36,400 Is there a traffic jam? 698 00:54:36,960 --> 00:54:40,040 Yes, because of the reporters. They're trying to follow us. 699 00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:42,160 Media scum. 700 00:54:46,840 --> 00:54:49,480 Let's be stubborn. Don't get out of the way. 701 00:54:57,880 --> 00:54:58,800 Stop it! 702 00:54:59,320 --> 00:55:01,480 I'll get revenge. Believe me. 703 00:55:05,320 --> 00:55:06,840 Axel, hello! 704 00:55:06,920 --> 00:55:08,280 Hey, dude! 705 00:55:14,280 --> 00:55:17,160 The hostage situation is getting worse. 706 00:55:17,800 --> 00:55:18,680 HOSTAGE DRAMA 707 00:55:18,760 --> 00:55:20,720 An hour ago, the outlaws shot one of their hostages 708 00:55:20,800 --> 00:55:23,320 at a rest area between Bremen and Hamburg. 709 00:55:23,400 --> 00:55:24,280 GRUNDBERGSEE REST AREA 710 00:55:24,360 --> 00:55:26,680 The kidnappers lost it after realizing the police 711 00:55:26,800 --> 00:55:27,800 had their accomplice. 712 00:55:27,880 --> 00:55:31,920 They grabbed Emanuele de Giorgi, a 15-year-old Italian boy. 713 00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:35,120 They brutally executed him with a shot to the head. 714 00:55:35,200 --> 00:55:39,360 Doctors in Bremen's Central Hospital were unable to save him. 715 00:55:40,760 --> 00:55:44,840 The outlaws are still holding 20 people hostage in a hijacked city bus. 716 00:55:44,920 --> 00:55:48,200 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 717 00:55:50,880 --> 00:55:53,200 DUTCH BORDER 718 00:56:01,600 --> 00:56:04,720 It is 20 minutes to 3:00. 719 00:56:04,800 --> 00:56:08,720 I'm at the Bad Bentheim border crossing in the Netherlands. 720 00:56:09,280 --> 00:56:14,200 German and Dutch border police have closed the border. 721 00:56:14,280 --> 00:56:18,200 It's hard to say how far the bus is from here. 722 00:56:36,280 --> 00:56:38,200 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 723 00:56:40,160 --> 00:56:41,600 DUTCH BORDER 724 00:56:43,560 --> 00:56:49,800 SINCE THE START OF THE HOSTAGE CRISIS 725 00:56:53,320 --> 00:56:56,360 We're on the phone with Burkhard Holland. 726 00:56:56,440 --> 00:56:59,760 Good morning, Mr. Holland. Where exactly is the bus? 727 00:56:59,840 --> 00:57:02,760 Yes. The bus is just outside of Oldenzaal, 728 00:57:02,840 --> 00:57:05,360 a town near the Bad Bentheim border crossing. 729 00:57:05,440 --> 00:57:08,440 Dutch authorities have reacted very professionally. 730 00:57:08,520 --> 00:57:12,080 It took us an hour and a half through the woods to get here. 731 00:57:12,160 --> 00:57:16,320 Everything here has been locked down for several hours. 732 00:57:17,360 --> 00:57:21,120 Perhaps you can tell us the hostage-takers' most recent demands. 733 00:57:21,920 --> 00:57:28,040 One of them is new, a getaway car, a BMW 735i. 734 00:57:28,120 --> 00:57:29,720 It's now been provided to them. 735 00:57:57,240 --> 00:58:02,120 I'm hearing from a source that the hostages have gotten off the bus. 736 00:58:02,200 --> 00:58:04,920 However, I can't tell you where the hostage-takers are. 737 00:58:05,000 --> 00:58:08,320 We are 500 to 600 meters from the action. 738 00:58:08,400 --> 00:58:11,200 Something is about to happen. 739 00:58:11,280 --> 00:58:13,000 The getaway car is ready, 740 00:58:13,080 --> 00:58:16,000 and we expect it to be driving towards us at any moment. 741 00:59:09,600 --> 00:59:10,600 I'm staying put. 742 00:59:18,200 --> 00:59:23,520 Negotiations with the hostage-takers took hours. 743 00:59:24,880 --> 00:59:27,040 Shots were fired into the bus. 744 00:59:27,640 --> 00:59:33,920 The bus driver and the female hostage-taker were injured. 745 00:59:35,200 --> 00:59:38,400 The hostage-takers drove off hours later 746 00:59:38,480 --> 00:59:40,480 in a new getaway car that they demanded. 747 00:59:41,080 --> 00:59:44,160 Two female hostages are with them. 748 00:59:44,240 --> 00:59:46,000 We know their identities. 749 00:59:47,760 --> 00:59:52,120 After that, the German police took over again. 750 00:59:54,880 --> 00:59:57,600 Back to the hostage drama in the Netherlands. 751 00:59:57,680 --> 01:00:01,080 All but two hostages have been released. The outlaws are on the move. 752 01:00:08,680 --> 01:00:13,560 MADNESS! 753 01:00:13,640 --> 01:00:17,280 TV INTERVIEW WITH HOSTAGE-TAKER I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY LIFE 754 01:00:17,360 --> 01:00:20,320 RÖSNER - "UTTERLY RUTHLESS" NEVER RETURNED FROM FURLOUGH 755 01:00:20,400 --> 01:00:24,440 TATTOO ON CHEST: "I HATE YOU ALL" 756 01:00:24,520 --> 01:00:27,920 HOSTAGE SHOT IN HEAD IN FRONT OF BUS 757 01:00:28,000 --> 01:00:33,320 POLICE OFFICER DIES IN CAR CHASE 758 01:00:50,640 --> 01:00:52,920 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 759 01:01:08,520 --> 01:01:12,240 The head of the police special investigation force, Manfred Becker 760 01:01:13,720 --> 01:01:16,640 The perpetrators are behaving so erratically 761 01:01:16,720 --> 01:01:19,240 that I can't say how things will proceed from here. 762 01:01:20,760 --> 01:01:25,160 It's astounding they're still standing after 48 hours. 763 01:01:25,680 --> 01:01:29,840 We also find it amazing that we're seeing no signs of, uh, fatigue 764 01:01:29,920 --> 01:01:31,040 in the perpetrators. 765 01:01:31,680 --> 01:01:37,520 In our estimation, they're… they're still exhibiting great purpose in their actions, 766 01:01:37,600 --> 01:01:41,000 although 48 hours have passed. 767 01:01:41,520 --> 01:01:45,240 And the psychological strain on them must be very high. 768 01:01:45,320 --> 01:01:47,160 We have to assume 769 01:01:47,240 --> 01:01:50,960 that they will behave just as violently as they have up to this point. 770 01:02:29,640 --> 01:02:31,840 A German police helicopter 771 01:02:31,920 --> 01:02:33,440 landed in Enschede. 772 01:02:33,520 --> 01:02:37,600 North Rhine-Westphalian Interior Minister Schnoor 773 01:02:38,680 --> 01:02:41,760 visited and consoled the victims. 774 01:02:55,960 --> 01:02:57,280 Oh, look. Television's here. 775 01:03:12,560 --> 01:03:15,080 -I got through it all right. -You certainly did. 776 01:03:15,160 --> 01:03:17,480 -What will you do tonight? -I don't know yet. 777 01:03:18,200 --> 01:03:20,680 -Have you contacted anyone? -Yes, this morning. 778 01:03:20,760 --> 01:03:23,200 -Your husband or your kids? -Yes. My husband. 779 01:03:23,280 --> 01:03:25,720 -How did you make it? -Well, it's obvious. 780 01:03:25,800 --> 01:03:26,800 How are you? 781 01:03:26,880 --> 01:03:28,160 -Good. -Yeah? 782 01:03:45,480 --> 01:03:46,680 Have a nice trip. 783 01:03:49,240 --> 01:03:50,960 How do we get out? I'm leaving. 784 01:03:51,040 --> 01:03:52,600 What was your impression? 785 01:03:53,000 --> 01:03:54,560 INTERIOR MINISTER NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA 786 01:03:54,640 --> 01:03:56,520 What was my impression? 787 01:03:56,600 --> 01:03:58,840 Gloomy. Depressing. 788 01:04:08,320 --> 01:04:11,360 Interior Minister Schnoor, are you happy with the police tactics 789 01:04:11,440 --> 01:04:13,200 during this hostage crisis? 790 01:04:13,280 --> 01:04:16,960 It's horrible to see it on television, 791 01:04:17,040 --> 01:04:19,600 and I had to witness it for myself 792 01:04:20,080 --> 01:04:24,840 how the ringleader gave an interview on live television, 793 01:04:24,920 --> 01:04:30,160 and all the while he's holding innocent people captive. 794 01:04:30,240 --> 01:04:32,640 It is horrible to have to watch that. 795 01:04:32,720 --> 01:04:36,960 But we shouldn't pass judgment till we know all the facts about this case. 796 01:04:43,440 --> 01:04:46,120 On the third day of the hostage drama, 797 01:04:46,200 --> 01:04:48,320 the criminals' odyssey continues. 798 01:04:48,400 --> 01:04:51,360 They were spotted in Wuppertal, Hagen, Dortmund, and Hamm. 799 01:04:54,520 --> 01:04:56,440 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 800 01:04:58,760 --> 01:05:04,640 WUPPERTAL - COLOGNE 801 01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:07,280 PRESS OFFICE 802 01:05:07,360 --> 01:05:12,400 SINCE THE START OF THE HOSTAGE CRISIS 803 01:05:29,520 --> 01:05:33,120 Hans-Joachim Wies in Cologne, where are the hostage-takers now? 804 01:05:33,200 --> 01:05:36,680 They're in the middle of the pedestrian area in Cologne, 805 01:05:36,760 --> 01:05:40,160 in Breite Street, since eleven o'clock. 806 01:05:40,240 --> 01:05:42,200 They're basically trapped 807 01:05:42,280 --> 01:05:44,840 in their BMW 7 Series with a Dutch plate number. 808 01:06:00,320 --> 01:06:04,040 They're chain-smoking in the car. 809 01:06:04,120 --> 01:06:06,040 They're having coffee brought to them. 810 01:06:06,120 --> 01:06:07,600 There are no police in sight. 811 01:06:22,080 --> 01:06:24,480 Why are you taking pictures? 812 01:06:24,560 --> 01:06:27,600 He's going to pay for this, but he's not a monkey. 813 01:06:27,680 --> 01:06:29,240 We didn't say that. 814 01:06:29,320 --> 01:06:32,320 Do you not like that we… We're providing you with protection. 815 01:06:32,400 --> 01:06:35,160 I mean, if there was no one from the press hanging around… 816 01:06:35,240 --> 01:06:39,280 I didn't drive here because I thought that's where the press is. I didn't know. 817 01:06:39,360 --> 01:06:42,200 -No, no. You're right. -I mean, where did they all come from? 818 01:06:42,280 --> 01:06:44,800 Well, you're right on the square. WDR, the advertiser. 819 01:06:44,880 --> 01:06:47,320 -This is Cologne's media center. -It's my first time in Cologne. 820 01:06:47,400 --> 01:06:48,440 You came to the right spot. 821 01:06:48,520 --> 01:06:50,880 -What's your first name? -Hans-Jürgen. 822 01:06:50,960 --> 01:06:52,120 Hans-Jürgen. 823 01:06:55,040 --> 01:06:59,280 Do you think your hostages are nervous wrecks, or are they calm? 824 01:06:59,360 --> 01:07:03,320 No. They're… She's tired, but she seems to be in good shape. 825 01:07:03,400 --> 01:07:04,640 -Yes. -They're fine. 826 01:07:04,720 --> 01:07:07,640 We won't do anything to them. We don't wanna do that again. 827 01:07:07,720 --> 01:07:09,960 The mishap that happened yesterday wouldn't have happened 828 01:07:10,040 --> 01:07:12,520 if the police hadn't, um, you know… 829 01:07:12,600 --> 01:07:14,600 You're not mad at your husband for that? 830 01:07:14,680 --> 01:07:17,040 -It wasn't him. -The other one. 831 01:07:17,520 --> 01:07:19,840 -You're not mad, or are you? -Well, here I am. 832 01:07:19,920 --> 01:07:21,560 Was it the heat of the moment? 833 01:07:22,520 --> 01:07:24,000 We can't change it. 834 01:07:26,800 --> 01:07:28,480 -Did you get it? -Yes. 835 01:07:28,560 --> 01:07:31,600 Okay. Other side. We need one of the hostages. 836 01:07:33,120 --> 01:07:34,000 Go over. 837 01:07:44,440 --> 01:07:45,800 Which door did you lock? 838 01:07:45,880 --> 01:07:49,720 Dieter, put the gun to her head. There might be pigs lurking in the crowd. 839 01:07:51,120 --> 01:07:53,400 Why lock the door? Are there police? 840 01:07:53,480 --> 01:07:56,680 Well, we can't rule it out. 841 01:08:01,200 --> 01:08:02,640 Jan, it's okay. 842 01:08:15,120 --> 01:08:18,760 Well, I am… You know, the three of us are done with life. 843 01:08:19,840 --> 01:08:22,040 Whether I'm killed doesn't matter, 844 01:08:22,120 --> 01:08:25,400 but I'd say it's about these two girls. 845 01:08:25,880 --> 01:08:28,600 I'd tell the pigs not to try anything. 846 01:08:28,680 --> 01:08:31,040 If they do, they're dead. 847 01:08:31,880 --> 01:08:32,840 Like the boy. 848 01:08:41,680 --> 01:08:43,720 What are the police doing? 849 01:08:43,800 --> 01:08:46,880 The police aren't doing anything, uh, they aren't here. 850 01:08:46,960 --> 01:08:49,760 If you look around, you won't find a single police officer. 851 01:08:49,840 --> 01:08:52,920 The police are staying out of it entirely. 852 01:08:53,000 --> 01:08:55,720 You have to go 200 meters away from here. 853 01:08:55,800 --> 01:08:58,120 Then you'll see a few big sedans with plates 854 01:08:58,200 --> 01:08:59,720 that look like Border Patrol plates. 855 01:08:59,800 --> 01:09:01,560 And cars, armored cars. 856 01:09:01,640 --> 01:09:03,440 There are a few snipers setting up there too, 857 01:09:03,520 --> 01:09:06,640 but in reality, it all looks very quiet where we're at. 858 01:09:14,520 --> 01:09:16,040 Where are the police? 859 01:09:16,520 --> 01:09:19,920 Uh, somewhere back there, I think. 860 01:09:22,840 --> 01:09:26,160 -So you're a spectator here? -Yeah. Exactly. Like everyone else. 861 01:09:26,240 --> 01:09:28,760 -Isn't that strange? -Sure it is. 862 01:09:30,040 --> 01:09:32,840 -What's it like? -People are curious about it. 863 01:09:33,520 --> 01:09:35,600 -That's why. -Like the movies? 864 01:09:35,680 --> 01:09:37,600 More or less. 865 01:09:40,360 --> 01:09:42,280 Well, this is a big deal. 866 01:09:42,360 --> 01:09:44,640 I mean, that's not… I mean that critically, 867 01:09:44,720 --> 01:09:46,560 that so many people can stand around here. 868 01:09:46,640 --> 01:09:49,360 I think it's sad that so many people can stand around here. 869 01:09:49,440 --> 01:09:51,400 I'm… I'm standing around here too. 870 01:09:51,480 --> 01:09:52,920 Normally, I shouldn't be here. 871 01:09:57,280 --> 01:09:59,040 Where are the police? 872 01:09:59,120 --> 01:10:01,600 They're around here, um, undercover. 873 01:10:01,680 --> 01:10:03,800 And, uh, there are none in uniform. 874 01:10:04,560 --> 01:10:06,080 They're not allowed. 875 01:10:06,160 --> 01:10:08,280 You think it's good that there's so many bystanders? 876 01:10:08,360 --> 01:10:11,440 No, it isn't. But the press drives it. 877 01:10:11,520 --> 01:10:14,360 Lots of reporters running around here with cameras. 878 01:10:14,440 --> 01:10:16,160 Can you really blame people? 879 01:10:16,240 --> 01:10:17,760 Do you think it's exciting? 880 01:10:18,320 --> 01:10:19,520 Not really, 881 01:10:20,400 --> 01:10:22,480 but you have to take a look. 882 01:10:26,280 --> 01:10:28,640 There were crowds like this in Bremen too. And now… 883 01:10:28,720 --> 01:10:30,680 In Bremen there was a big commotion too. 884 01:10:30,760 --> 01:10:32,000 I think it's a disgrace. 885 01:10:32,080 --> 01:10:33,920 I'd be ashamed to film something like this. 886 01:10:34,000 --> 01:10:35,600 People running around laughing and all-- 887 01:10:35,680 --> 01:10:38,320 Well, it's our job, but there are lots of bystanders who-- 888 01:10:38,400 --> 01:10:41,680 Okay, I believe you. It's your job, fine. It's news. 889 01:10:41,760 --> 01:10:45,560 But these newspaper people who get 20 or 30 marks a line, 890 01:10:45,640 --> 01:10:46,560 they need to go. 891 01:10:46,640 --> 01:10:48,000 I'm so appalled I could-- 892 01:10:48,080 --> 01:10:49,800 And they come here with coffee. 893 01:10:49,880 --> 01:10:51,560 They… they go over there. It's ridiculous. 894 01:10:51,640 --> 01:10:55,520 Yes, fine. That's… that's fine, but I think it's so terrible. 895 01:10:55,600 --> 01:10:57,680 I think it's ghastly. I'm… I'm stunned. 896 01:11:03,880 --> 01:11:06,840 The cops need to go, or else I'll shoot. 897 01:11:06,920 --> 01:11:08,840 That's my last word. 898 01:11:08,920 --> 01:11:12,640 -My buddy won't change my mind. -But he's a colleague of mine. 899 01:11:12,720 --> 01:11:15,080 -You discussed that? -Yeah. Yeah. 900 01:11:15,160 --> 01:11:16,280 Get your bags. 901 01:11:22,840 --> 01:11:26,120 Hi. We're with RTL Plus. We've spoken on the phone. 902 01:11:26,200 --> 01:11:27,320 -How are you? -Fine. 903 01:11:28,880 --> 01:11:30,600 What do you plan on doing? 904 01:11:31,320 --> 01:11:32,640 Yeah, we… 905 01:11:34,240 --> 01:11:38,120 We'll… we'll make sure we shake the cops. 906 01:11:38,600 --> 01:11:40,840 We have a plan for that. 907 01:11:41,640 --> 01:11:44,720 Cologne will play a role. That's why we're here. 908 01:11:45,920 --> 01:11:48,960 -What about-- -That's why we're here in Cologne at all. 909 01:11:49,040 --> 01:11:51,480 We're just parked here to drink coffee. 910 01:11:51,560 --> 01:11:52,760 How was the coffee? 911 01:11:53,360 --> 01:11:54,480 Superb. 912 01:11:54,560 --> 01:11:57,440 Do you want to trade the hostages for new ones? 913 01:11:57,960 --> 01:11:59,800 No. Not really. 914 01:12:00,360 --> 01:12:02,160 -Not for me? -No. 915 01:12:03,000 --> 01:12:04,120 Why not? 916 01:12:06,400 --> 01:12:09,520 -Because… I don't know. -Because she's not well. 917 01:12:12,680 --> 01:12:14,640 -Yeah. -You were saying… 918 01:12:14,720 --> 01:12:17,120 -It's the heat. -May I ask her how she is? 919 01:12:17,200 --> 01:12:18,560 -Mm-hmm. -May I? 920 01:12:18,640 --> 01:12:20,280 Okay. How are you? 921 01:12:20,360 --> 01:12:22,720 Not good at the moment. I'm scared. 922 01:12:22,800 --> 01:12:24,040 Well, of course. 923 01:12:24,640 --> 01:12:27,000 With a gun pointed at your neck, it's… 924 01:12:27,520 --> 01:12:28,880 Keep some space! 925 01:12:28,960 --> 01:12:31,160 -They're on edge. -Clear out of the way. 926 01:12:31,240 --> 01:12:32,600 Come on. Clear out! 927 01:12:33,120 --> 01:12:34,840 Okay. What's your name? 928 01:12:34,920 --> 01:12:36,520 Silke Bischoff. 929 01:12:36,600 --> 01:12:38,440 -How old are you? -18. 930 01:12:40,320 --> 01:12:41,520 Move aside! 931 01:12:45,680 --> 01:12:47,680 Hey. Don't get nervous now. 932 01:12:48,160 --> 01:12:50,640 They should clear out. He's gonna do something stupid. 933 01:12:50,720 --> 01:12:53,840 Get away back there! Everyone, clear out! In front too. 934 01:12:53,920 --> 01:12:55,440 -Stay calm. -Keep calm. 935 01:12:55,520 --> 01:12:58,360 -Clear out in front! -Do you want my phone number? 936 01:12:58,440 --> 01:13:01,120 Do you want my phone number so you can call me? 937 01:13:01,800 --> 01:13:04,000 -Yes. Write it down. -Look at her. 938 01:13:04,080 --> 01:13:06,680 -You're making her nervous. -I need my bag. 939 01:13:06,760 --> 01:13:07,880 -Rüdiger. -What? 940 01:13:07,960 --> 01:13:10,640 Look at her. Don't cause panic. Put it down 941 01:13:10,720 --> 01:13:13,400 Dieter, Dieter, no. Keep it there. 942 01:13:13,960 --> 01:13:16,000 Yes, but don't press it against her. 943 01:13:16,520 --> 01:13:17,920 Stay calm. 944 01:13:18,680 --> 01:13:20,640 I'll give you my card. Okay? 945 01:13:22,880 --> 01:13:24,760 Get away, man. Beat it! 946 01:13:25,800 --> 01:13:27,680 Call if anything comes up. 947 01:13:29,720 --> 01:13:32,520 If you reconsider trading hostages, call me. 948 01:13:32,600 --> 01:13:34,440 No. No need for that. 949 01:13:34,520 --> 01:13:38,200 Clear out in the back and the front! Hurry up! 950 01:13:39,040 --> 01:13:41,320 -Okay. Got it. -Yeah. 951 01:13:41,400 --> 01:13:43,600 -What? -They shouldn't mess around. 952 01:13:43,680 --> 01:13:45,840 He's on edge. He might pull the trigger. 953 01:13:50,280 --> 01:13:54,400 If you don't get out of the way, he says he'll drive right through you. 954 01:13:54,480 --> 01:13:55,920 Step back! 955 01:14:03,000 --> 01:14:04,440 Everyone, move! 956 01:14:12,640 --> 01:14:15,760 I think he'll stop. He's coming through. 957 01:14:15,840 --> 01:14:17,080 Stop. Get away! 958 01:14:22,200 --> 01:14:23,400 Clear out in the back! 959 01:14:24,440 --> 01:14:25,680 Move! Move! 960 01:14:48,080 --> 01:14:49,320 Away from there! 961 01:14:51,640 --> 01:14:53,560 I'm telling you, move to the side. 962 01:14:54,200 --> 01:14:55,960 Everyone to the side! 963 01:15:01,200 --> 01:15:02,520 Get out of the way. 964 01:15:02,600 --> 01:15:03,880 Move to the side, man! 965 01:15:11,360 --> 01:15:13,720 This is my last warning. Out of the way now! 966 01:15:13,800 --> 01:15:14,760 Move over there. 967 01:15:19,400 --> 01:15:21,360 No one else come from behind! 968 01:15:21,440 --> 01:15:24,920 How long does it take? Hurry up! 969 01:15:30,000 --> 01:15:31,240 The other side. 970 01:15:39,200 --> 01:15:40,480 Hans-Jürgen! 971 01:15:41,960 --> 01:15:43,080 Hans-Jürgen! 972 01:15:46,400 --> 01:15:47,520 Hans-Jürgen! 973 01:15:48,120 --> 01:15:51,760 We were in Gladbeck together. You made demands. We're from the police. 974 01:15:52,760 --> 01:15:55,080 Do you still wanna talk to us? 975 01:15:57,280 --> 01:16:00,560 I'm just saying we had a good conversation. 976 01:16:01,480 --> 01:16:02,640 Should we-- 977 01:16:03,120 --> 01:16:06,560 Because you sat there and made demands. Should we still meet them? 978 01:16:06,640 --> 01:16:08,480 Come on. Think it over. 979 01:16:32,040 --> 01:16:34,640 -What's your name? -Udo Röbel. 980 01:16:34,720 --> 01:16:35,840 Udo Röbel. 981 01:17:01,080 --> 01:17:05,320 The journalists are following the car. The car just passed ours. 982 01:17:08,280 --> 01:17:11,400 You could call it a pack of cars, 20 or 30, 983 01:17:11,480 --> 01:17:15,120 that are rolling out to follow the hostage-takers' car. 984 01:17:15,960 --> 01:17:17,440 That's it for now. 985 01:17:18,640 --> 01:17:21,200 From Breite Street in Cologne, 986 01:17:21,280 --> 01:17:23,280 Roger Horné, RPR. 987 01:17:24,240 --> 01:17:25,800 I'm out of time. Bye! 988 01:17:32,280 --> 01:17:33,440 Catch up! 989 01:17:38,480 --> 01:17:39,680 Out! Out! 990 01:17:40,440 --> 01:17:41,640 Let me get in! 991 01:17:49,080 --> 01:17:51,080 DOM CENTRAL STATION 992 01:17:56,880 --> 01:17:58,680 Go, go, go, go! 993 01:18:07,120 --> 01:18:08,360 Where's the car? 994 01:18:08,840 --> 01:18:10,960 Up ahead! Three cars ahead. 995 01:18:13,840 --> 01:18:16,720 There are new developments in the hostage crisis. 996 01:18:16,800 --> 01:18:20,480 Uli Leithold, the outlaws' car is apparently on the move. 997 01:18:20,600 --> 01:18:24,280 Exactly two minutes ago, Mr. Breuckmann, 998 01:18:24,360 --> 01:18:27,640 the silver BMW drove off from here 999 01:18:27,720 --> 01:18:34,080 after the perpetrators became increasingly nervous over the previous half an hour. 1000 01:18:34,160 --> 01:18:35,560 One thing needs mentioning, 1001 01:18:35,640 --> 01:18:37,840 there are now six people in the getaway car. 1002 01:18:37,920 --> 01:18:41,560 The editor-in-chief of a Cologne tabloid newspaper 1003 01:18:41,640 --> 01:18:43,880 voluntarily got into the car with them. 1004 01:18:56,760 --> 01:19:00,080 I would've riddled them with bullets from a machine gun. 1005 01:19:00,560 --> 01:19:04,240 But what a shame I don't have a machine gun. 1006 01:19:04,320 --> 01:19:06,880 But 100 police officers? Can you believe it? 1007 01:19:06,960 --> 01:19:10,080 They won't get him with one little pistol. 1008 01:19:10,160 --> 01:19:12,320 SWAT team! It's awful! SWAT team! 1009 01:19:12,400 --> 01:19:14,400 They have machine guns. I would have shot them. 1010 01:19:14,480 --> 01:19:17,840 Whether it hits the woman or not, he would've been gone. 1011 01:19:17,920 --> 01:19:18,800 Bet on that! 1012 01:19:18,880 --> 01:19:21,000 We have laws here. We have to follow them. 1013 01:19:21,080 --> 01:19:23,760 -That's embarrassing. -There are innocent people here. 1014 01:19:23,840 --> 01:19:24,960 Innocent people! 1015 01:19:25,040 --> 01:19:27,000 Yes. Make sure you shoot him! 1016 01:19:27,080 --> 01:19:30,440 He doesn't belong in prison. He belongs in a cemetery. 1017 01:19:30,520 --> 01:19:32,240 He belongs in a cemetery! He does. 1018 01:19:50,320 --> 01:19:52,520 Those are cops ahead of us. 1019 01:19:54,680 --> 01:19:56,160 Quite a few, but don't worry. 1020 01:20:09,040 --> 01:20:10,360 Police on the left. 1021 01:20:16,440 --> 01:20:18,520 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 1022 01:20:20,440 --> 01:20:25,720 COLOGNE - SIEGBURG 1023 01:20:30,120 --> 01:20:31,240 One moment. 1024 01:20:31,920 --> 01:20:33,000 Get out. 1025 01:20:34,880 --> 01:20:37,360 Thank you. They're hindering police work. 1026 01:20:38,680 --> 01:20:40,040 Drive to the side! 1027 01:20:40,120 --> 01:20:43,160 Move the cars to the side! Go! Go! Come on! 1028 01:20:45,760 --> 01:20:48,440 SIEGBURG REST AREA 1000 METERS 1029 01:21:07,640 --> 01:21:08,840 Mr. Röbel has to… 1030 01:21:08,920 --> 01:21:10,360 Yes, yes. I know. 1031 01:21:10,440 --> 01:21:13,120 Mr. Röbel, you went along with them. Why? 1032 01:21:13,800 --> 01:21:17,360 The hostage-takers wanted someone with whom they'd had contact 1033 01:21:17,440 --> 01:21:21,040 to accompany them so they could get out of Cologne safely. 1034 01:21:21,120 --> 01:21:23,680 That's why they asked me if I would come along. 1035 01:21:23,760 --> 01:21:25,880 What went down during the drive? 1036 01:21:25,960 --> 01:21:28,680 Um, during the drive, things were silent. 1037 01:21:28,760 --> 01:21:31,120 I can only repeat what we observed in Cologne. 1038 01:21:31,200 --> 01:21:35,080 The hostage-taker in the back is on the verge of total exhaustion. 1039 01:21:35,160 --> 01:21:38,000 Absolutely unpredictable. Capable of anything. 1040 01:21:38,080 --> 01:21:39,640 He told me I should get out 1041 01:21:39,720 --> 01:21:42,880 and tell the press and the police he had nothing left to lose. 1042 01:21:42,960 --> 01:21:47,400 He said he executed a 15-year-old boy, and he won't go to prison for life. 1043 01:21:47,480 --> 01:21:50,960 And if the police don't stay out of it, completely stay out of it, 1044 01:21:51,040 --> 01:21:54,480 there will be a bloodbath with, um… It'll end with everyone dying. 1045 01:22:49,520 --> 01:22:53,400 1:43 P.M. AUGUST 18, 1988 1046 01:23:39,000 --> 01:23:41,760 COLOGNE-KÖNIGSFORST 1047 01:23:45,160 --> 01:23:49,040 The crime scene here in Siebengebirge has been cordoned off 1048 01:23:49,120 --> 01:23:52,000 because of the dramatic events that have just transpired. 1049 01:23:52,080 --> 01:23:55,000 There must have been a clash and an exchange of gunshots. 1050 01:23:55,880 --> 01:23:58,120 It's the end of the hostage drama. 1051 01:23:58,200 --> 01:24:00,960 We spoke with Hermann W. of the Recklinghausen police. 1052 01:24:02,480 --> 01:24:04,560 According to our information, 1053 01:24:04,640 --> 01:24:07,040 the operation took place at about 1:45 p.m. 1054 01:24:08,560 --> 01:24:12,080 During the operation, five people were supposedly injured. 1055 01:24:12,680 --> 01:24:15,840 The three perpetrators and the two hostages, presumably gravely. 1056 01:24:17,280 --> 01:24:21,040 A rescue operation is underway. We have to wait for the events to unfold. 1057 01:24:27,720 --> 01:24:29,800 Move back! No photos! 1058 01:24:30,560 --> 01:24:33,360 Can't we make the circle a bit bigger? 1059 01:24:33,440 --> 01:24:38,840 We on the law enforcement side have concerns about close-ups 1060 01:24:38,920 --> 01:24:41,360 for the simple reason that this is a police situation 1061 01:24:41,440 --> 01:24:43,640 that should not be accessible to the public. 1062 01:24:43,720 --> 01:24:44,920 DISTRICT ATTORNEY 1063 01:24:45,000 --> 01:24:46,240 What does that mean? 1064 01:24:46,320 --> 01:24:49,520 I have to-- This was a SWAT team operation. 1065 01:24:49,600 --> 01:24:51,960 And the current circumstances might allow people 1066 01:24:52,040 --> 01:24:54,760 to draw conclusions regarding police procedures. 1067 01:24:54,840 --> 01:24:56,520 -Who's under the tarp? -Pardon? 1068 01:24:56,600 --> 01:24:58,760 -Who's under the tarp? -A hostage. 1069 01:24:58,840 --> 01:25:02,320 -The 18-year-old girl? -I don't want to say. 1070 01:25:02,400 --> 01:25:04,320 Was she sitting on the right or left? 1071 01:25:04,400 --> 01:25:05,920 I can't say that either. 1072 01:25:06,000 --> 01:25:07,280 Yes, well-- We-- 1073 01:25:07,360 --> 01:25:10,600 Listen, I want to be very clear that we're still investigating. 1074 01:25:10,680 --> 01:25:14,440 You have to give a reason. This is some kind of silly game. You know? 1075 01:25:14,520 --> 01:25:17,400 -What information do you want? -Is her hair long or short? 1076 01:25:17,480 --> 01:25:20,440 I can't tell you that. I haven't seen her. Hold on. 1077 01:25:21,840 --> 01:25:24,280 -What's going on? -Just stay here. 1078 01:25:26,440 --> 01:25:30,480 One question, District Attorney! Is there any point in us staying here? 1079 01:25:31,280 --> 01:25:33,040 -Not much. -What? 1080 01:25:35,360 --> 01:25:38,720 He's not saying anything! He won't even say who's dead. 1081 01:26:34,680 --> 01:26:36,520 The biggest hostage crisis 1082 01:26:36,600 --> 01:26:39,760 in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany has ended. 1083 01:26:39,840 --> 01:26:44,360 After 54 hours, the police stopped the hostage-takers' getaway car 1084 01:26:44,440 --> 01:26:46,960 in a wild shoot-out on Autobahn A3 near Bad Honnef. 1085 01:26:48,600 --> 01:26:51,880 Two female hostages suffered life-threatening injuries. 1086 01:26:51,960 --> 01:26:55,400 One woman later succumbed to her injuries. 1087 01:26:55,480 --> 01:26:57,160 Both criminals were also wounded. 1088 01:26:57,240 --> 01:26:59,040 HOSTAGE CRISIS IS OVER DEAD AND INJURED 1089 01:26:59,120 --> 01:27:02,040 Their accomplice sustained minor injuries in the shoot-out. 1090 01:27:03,320 --> 01:27:05,800 The crime scene is still being secured. 1091 01:27:05,880 --> 01:27:08,760 The dead hostage is on the ground with a blanket over her. 1092 01:27:09,480 --> 01:27:13,920 18-year-old Silke Bischoff, was killed with Rösner's gun 1093 01:27:14,000 --> 01:27:16,160 in the final minutes of this drama. 1094 01:27:53,080 --> 01:27:55,040 Emanuele De Giorgi was 15 years old. 1095 01:27:55,120 --> 01:27:57,680 He died while trying to protect his little sister. 1096 01:27:57,760 --> 01:28:00,160 His family left Germany after the death of their son. 1097 01:28:02,440 --> 01:28:04,960 Silke Bischoff was 18 years old. 1098 01:28:05,040 --> 01:28:09,720 Her mother still lives in Bremen. Silke was her only child. 1099 01:28:11,200 --> 01:28:14,800 Police sergeant Ingo Hagen died in a traffic accident while on duty 1100 01:28:14,880 --> 01:28:17,560 between Bremen and Grundbergsee. He was 31 years old. 1101 01:28:19,320 --> 01:28:23,560 Hans-Jürgen Rösner and Dieter Degowski were both sentenced to life in prison. 1102 01:28:23,640 --> 01:28:26,920 Dieter Degowski was released from prison after serving 30 years. 1103 01:28:27,000 --> 01:28:29,840 He now lives under a new identity in an unknown location. 1104 01:28:31,400 --> 01:28:34,040 Hans-Jürgen Rösner is in preventative detention 1105 01:28:34,120 --> 01:28:36,240 and is still in prison. 1106 01:28:36,320 --> 01:28:39,000 Marion Löblich was sentenced to nine years in prison. 1107 01:28:39,080 --> 01:28:41,680 She was released on good behavior after six years. 1108 01:28:43,240 --> 01:28:46,240 Bremen's senator of the interior resigned after the events of 1988. 1109 01:28:46,320 --> 01:28:48,720 The interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalian 1110 01:28:48,800 --> 01:28:49,880 remained in office. 1111 01:28:51,360 --> 01:28:53,160 Since the Gladbeck hostage crisis, 1112 01:28:53,240 --> 01:28:56,440 journalists are no longer allowed to interview perpetrators 1113 01:28:56,520 --> 01:28:58,280 while they are committing a crime. 1114 01:28:58,360 --> 01:29:01,640 Independent attempts to mediate are also no longer permitted.