April 25, 2003
German Bus Hijacking

The AP reports that

A gunman hijacked a bus in the northern German city of Bremen on Friday, taking 19 people hostage and leading police on a cross-country highway chase. Police later stormed the bus, capturing the man and all aboard were freed unharmed, officials said.
Who was the hijacker and what was his motive? The AP doesn't say. Reuters reports that
The police spokesman said the hijacker was of "southern appearance" -- a loose description German police often use for people from southern Mediterranean, Arab or Asian countries.
Der Spiegel has the goods
The kidnapper, a 17-year-old Lebanese did not resist arrest. The action apparently had an Islamist motivation
The Religion of Peace, always there when you least expect it.

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at April 25, 2003 09:58 AM
Comments

This was in progress as I drove home from work, but I read the details here first. So I have to read a blog from San Francisco to find out what is happening down the autobahn from me. :-)

I wonder what the hijacker's visa status is....

Posted by: Scott Hanson on April 25, 2003 11:46 AM

Hijacker: "Take this bus to Havana."

Posted by: Bashir Gemayel on April 25, 2003 03:26 PM
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