Hamburg (Germany): Hamburg police have shot a person with an axe who threatened safety officers “with a pickaxe and an incendiary gadget” forward of the Netherlands match in opposition to Poland within the Euro 2024.
The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in Hamburg’s St. Pauli district, simply earlier than the match on the neighboring Volksparkstadion.
As per police assertion, a significant operation is underway in St Pauli and the attacker is receiving medical therapy.
“At St Pauli there may be presently a significant police operation. In line with preliminary findings, an individual threatened law enforcement officials with a pickaxe and an incendiary gadget. The police then used their firearms. The attacker was injured and is presently receiving medical therapy,” the Hamburg Police stated in a official assertion as quoted by Sky Sports activities.
Video footage posted on-line, exhibits a person wielding an axe in entrance of law enforcement officials earlier than a sequence of suspected gunshot sounds may be heard, the BBC reported.
The person has not been recognized by the police and the authorities haven’t commented on what motivations they imagine had been behind the incident, it added.
