European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday. August 10,1986 finnish Bank robber kills self hostage Helsinki Finland up a Bank robber fired upon by police blew up his getaway car Early saturday and killed himself and a hostage capping a 217-mile Chase through the finnish Countryside authorities said. Police said inc dynamite explosion injured 11 peo ple including nine policemen a janitor and a female hostage and also damaged two police cars. The blast which was Felt three Miles away scattered pieces or the getaway car for 100 Yards and dotted town Square with fragments of 500-Mark si00 notes pan of the robber s Ransom. Four policemen including one who opened tire re main hospitalised in serious or critical condition authorities said. The gunman who had a sawed Oft Shotgun and a bag full of dynamic was identified by police As Jorma Kalvi Takala 36. Of Helsinki. Police said he had a history of Petty crime. He died in the car with Jukka Tamo Hakkinen & 25 year old male hostage taken from the Bank to Mikeli town 14d mites Northeast of the capital police said. Two female Bank clerks who were also yield hostage managed to escape moments before the car exploded while hundreds of people watched. The robber had demanded a new Cor or More fuel after running Low on Gas. Police would not allow reporters to interview the two female hostages. Police chief Oli or Ponce Finland s highest ranking officer ordered an inquiry into who was in command in Mikkali saying the police have not acted in Thebes Way possible police who Are being criticized by the press for having been trigger Happy said they fired shots at he car before inc Bank robber blew it up 14 hours after the robbery began. They said they did not know if he re turned fire. Criminal inspector Mauno Tuominen said after a woman hostage in the from scat escaped a uniformed officer stepped in front of