A police operation took place this Sunday, June 16, in Hamburg where the Euro 2024 meeting between Poland and the Netherlands is to be held. A man, armed with an axe, allegedly tried to attack supporters and police officers near the fan zone, before being neutralized by the police according to German media.
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German police intervened near a fan zone this Sunday, June 16, before the kick-off of the Euro 2024 match between the Netherlands and Poland. | PHOTO: RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP
At 12:30 p.m., German police shot a man armed with an ax who was threatening supporters gathered in the fan zone in Hamburg, German media reported this Sunday, June 16. This person fell to the ground, seriously injured, then evacuated by ambulance. The area was cordoned off by police.
An ax and an incendiary device
Hamburg police confirmed “major police intervention” on X. “According to initial findings, an individual threatened the police with an ax and an incendiary device. » The intervention forces subsequently used their firearms.
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