Incident in Hamburg: Police shoot man near the 2024 European Championship fan park and threaten “officers with pickaxe and incendiary device”

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

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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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 where many football fans were gathered.

German newspaper Picture reported that the incident occurred at 12:30 p.m. local time, with the man attacking a police officer with a gold-colored hammer.

The incident came after thousands of German police officers monitored the tens of thousands of Dutch fans who turned the red light district into a sea of ​​orange on Saturday night.

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