The transport hub has been shut down after a person reportedly fired a pistol into the air
An armed person drove a vehicle through a gate at Hamburg airport in northern Germany on Saturday night, prompting a lockdown at the transport hub, police said.
Police spokesman Thomas Gerbert said that the man rammed his vehicle into the gate at around 8 pm local time. The man then threw two Molotov cocktails out of the car, without causing any damage, Gerbert added.
According to newspaper Die Welt, the man twice fired a pistol into the air.
The man’s wife had previously contacted the police, reporting a possible kidnapping of a child. Gerbert confirmed that at least one child is in the culprit’s car, and that the officers are currently in contact with him.
Bewaffneter rast auf Vorfeld: Amok-Alarm am Hamburger Flughafen! Die Polizei ist im Großeinsatz https://t.co/rt7tSPSdMQ #Amok #Hamburg #Flughafen pic.twitter.com/nFbOgxb9Rm
— Marco Zitzow (@MarcoZitzow) November 4, 2023
An anti-terrorism unit has arrived at the scene.
🚨#UPDATE - #SWAT unit arrived at the Hamburg Airport where an armed individiual has taken two children hostages#Germany #Hamburg #Hostages #terrorism #Polizei #HamburgAirport pic.twitter.com/Xt7rpV6xRN
— Alexandru Judeu (@AlexandruJudeu) November 4, 2023
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