Hamburg, Germany, police opened fire on an ax-wielding man with an incendiary device hours before the Poland-Netherlands Euro 2024 soccer match.
Police in Germany said officers opened fire on an ax-wielding suspect who put fans in jeopardy near a Euro 2024 fan parade in the city of Hamburg Sunday. Hamburg Police said an unidentified person threatened officers 'with a pickaxe and an incendiary device' in the St. Pauli district.
' Officers opened fire after the man refused to lay down the ax, hitting him in the leg, German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported, citing Hamburg Police. German media published images of a person lying in the street surrounded by paramedics and police officers. 'According to current knowledge, there is no football connection,' a police spokesman told the outlet. The motive was not immediately announced.
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