Hamburg airport has been closed over a 'hostage situation' after a gunman rammed a vehicle through a security gate with two children inside before shooting a weapon in the air.
Gunman drove through a barrier at Hamburg airport at around 8pm local timeGerman police were still trying to negotiate with a father more than six hours after he reportedly rammed his car through a security gate at Hamburg airport with his four-year-old daughter inside before throwing Molotov cocktails at the runway.
Passengers were evacuated from Hamburg Airport today after a gunman drove through the airport at around 8pm local timePolice vehicles and ambulances arrive at the scene of a security breach at the Hamburg Airport A large number of officers from state and federal police were on site and in the vicinity of the vehicle, federal police spokesman Thomas Gerbert told German news agency dpa.
The driver initially sped away but a few minutes later broke through a security barrier at the north gate and drove towards the planes. Officers of German BFE police unit stand on the apron of Hamburg Airport while passengers are evacuated
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