Hamburg police shoot man near the 2024 European Championship fan park and threaten “officers with a pickaxe”

A man with a pickaxe and an incendiary device was shot near a fan park for the 2024 European Championship in Hamburg.

The incident reportedly occurred on the sidelines of a fan parade that began at 12:30 p.m. local time in the tourist area.

In a statement on social media, the police said: “There is currently a major police operation in St. Pauli.

“According to initial findings, a person threatened police officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device. The police officers then used their firearms.”

“The attacker was injured and is currently receiving medical treatment.”

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They added that the event on the Heiligengeistfeld was subject to various security checks and that it was currently assumed that it was the act of a lone perpetrator.

Thousands of Dutch and Polish fans are in the city ahead of the Group D kick-off at 2pm today.

The incident occurred on the Reeperbahn, a popular entertainment district in downtown Hamburg that would have been full of football fans.

German newspaper Picture reported that the man attacked a police officer with a gold-colored hammer before shots were fired.

Germany is currently hosting the month-long tournament, which began on Friday evening.

On Saturday evening, thousands of German police officers monitored the tens of thousands of Dutch fans who turned the red light district into a sea of ​​orange.

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