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16 Jun 2024


NextImg:German police shoot man allegedly threatening them with ax in Euro 2024 host city Hamburg

BERLIN — German police said Sunday they shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with an ax and a Molotov cocktail in the northern city of Hamburg, hours before it hosted a match in the European Championship soccer tournament.

Police officers opened fire after the man refused to put down the ax and a Molotov cocktail, hitting him in the leg, police spokesman Thilo Marxsen said.

The man refused to put his ax down so police took action. REUTERS

The man was hospitalized wit his injuries, Marxsen said. No one else was hurt.

The incident occurred in the St. Pauli area of the northern port city, which was thronged with fans before Sunday’s Group D match between the Netherlands and Poland.

Marxsen said that there was no initial indication that it was related to the Euro 2024 game.

German authorities have put police on high alert during the tournament, which began on Friday and runs through July 14, for fear of possible fan violence and extremist attacks.

He was hospitalized with his injuries, Marxsen said. No one else was hurt. AP
The incident occurred in the St. Pauli area of the northern port city. REUTERS

On Friday, police fatally shot an Afghan man after he killed a compatriot and later wounded three people watching the televised game between Germany and Scotland in a town in eastern Germany.

Police said Sunday that the motive for that attack was still unclear.