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7:20 p.m., June 16, 2024
Hamburg police announced they had shot and injured a man who threatened to attack members of the police. The man had a hammer and a molotov cocktail in his possession. The attack took place just over a kilometer from the “Fan Zone”, installed by the authorities in a city park for Euro 2024 football.
Hamburg police in Germany said on Sunday they had shot and wounded a man who threatened to attack members of the police with a hammer and a Molotov cocktail in the city, on the sidelines of a football match. ‘Euro.
“The attacker came out of a cafe and threatened police officers”
However, “there is no evidence that there is a link with football” and the match scheduled for the afternoon in the Hanseatic city between the Netherlands and Poland, specified to the AFP a spokesperson for the local police, Thilo Marxsen. For a reason still unknown, “the attacker left a cafe and threatened police officers,” he added. The police ended up shooting him and “injuring him in the leg,” the spokesperson said, indicating that the attacker had been hospitalized.
Hamburg is one of the cities where Euro football matches take place. The meeting between the Netherlands and Poland is scheduled for Sunday from 3:00 p.m. and a large police force has been deployed. The attack took place near the very touristy Reeperbahn avenue, a little over a kilometer from the “Fan zone” set up by the authorities in a city park.