In the city where the 2024 European Championship match will be played, German police shot dead a man who allegedly threatened them with an axe

BERLIN – German police said Sunday they shot and wounded a man in the northern city of Hamburg who threatened them with an axe and a firebomb, hours before the city was set to host a Euro 2024 soccer championship match.

The man is receiving medical treatment, the Hamburg police said in a post on X, without giving further details.

The incident occurred in downtown St. Pauli, where, according to German media, thousands of fans crowded ahead of the match between the Netherlands and Poland on Sunday.