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Apr. 17 Two Bank Robbers Who Had Taken Hostages In Marl/West-Falia Were Arrested In a Hotel In Fula/Hessia. In a hotel in Fulda/West-Germany, the police could arrest the two men who had tried to rob a bank in Marl/Westfalia, but after they had failed, had taken four hostages. The men, Heinz Schwerdtfeger and Heinrich Bell, had demanded a car and two millions of D-Marks, which they got. After two policemen had taken the places of the hostages, the gangsters drove away towards Frankfurt and let the policemen free on the way. After having left the car along the road, the fugitives headed for Fulda, where they took a taxi to the hotel, where thy then were caught with the money, after the taxidriver had warned the police. Our Picture: Police seen counting the two millions ransom in the hotel room in Fulda
