POLICE stormed a hijacked Berlin city bus yesterday in a move to end a four-and-a-half hour hostage drama that began when an armed bank robber commandeered the bus.

German police commandos stormed a hijacked double-decker bus in Berlin today, ending a four-and-a-half hour hostage drama.

Two masked men robbed a Berlin bank today before at least one of them took passengers on a city bus hostage, German police said.

A city bus was hijacked today following a bank robbery in Berlin, German police said.