From a police spokesman. This event will not have anything to do with football. The man had come out of the bar carrying some sort of pickaxe and a Molotov cocktail
Police patrol the artificial turf on the street leading to the Brandenburg Gate, a Berlin landmark, as preparations are made on June 13, 2024 to set up a public viewing area during the UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament, which takes place from June 14 to July 14, 2024 across the country. . (Photo by Ralph Hershberger/AFP)
There are further updates on the attack in Hamburg against Dutch fans and police ahead of the Euro 2024 match between Poland and the Netherlands. According to the reconstruction provided by the police spokesman, and published by Vaz, the event will not be linked to football and therefore to the European Championships. The man was in a bar and later came out brandishing an axe (not an axe) and a Molotov cocktail.
Nothing to do with football
Police shot a man armed with an ax and a Molotov cocktail. “He was shot in the leg and is receiving medical treatment“, a police spokesman said on Sunday. According to preliminary investigations, the police believe that there is only one culprit. «The event in Heiligengeistfeld undergoes several security checks and the area is well protected“, police wrote on X.
Vaz wrote:
“The man left a bar on Silbersack Street, the spokesman said. He was holding a tool in his hand, a type of axe, and was aiming it at the policemen in a “threatening” manner. They asked him to put down the tools. He also had a Molotov cocktail in his hand. “He continued to create a threatening situation,” the spokesman said. “Then the officers opened fire.”.
“According to current knowledge, there is no connection with football», said the spokesman. The accident occurred near the Reeperbahn S-Bahn station, more than a kilometer from the official fan zone.
Euro 2024: Fear and terror in Hamburg (Bild)
Scary moments today in Hamburg before the Euro 2024 match, Poland-Netherlands. According to Bild newspaper, a man may have been shot dead by police. The man allegedly intimidated the crowd of fans with a golden axe, which required police intervention. Bild writes:
There was a large police operation on the Reeperbahn Street in Hamburg. A man armed with an ax was killed by police near Silbersackstrasse. During a Dutch fans’ rally at 12.30pm, police officers intervened against a man who attacked officers at the scene with a gold-coloured hammer. They first used pepper spray on the attacker, then used a firearm. The man was hit by several bullets and fell to the ground. Maybe he was killed.
40,000 fans celebrated peacefully during a Dutch fans’ march before the match between Poland and the Netherlands. Then at 12.30pm, police officers were forced to intervene against a disturbed man who attacked fans and officials with a golden ax amid the crowd’s rampage. According to police, a police officer initially fired a warning shot only to stop the attacker. Then several shots were fired until the man collapsed to the ground. The attacker also had a Molotov cocktail in his backpack.
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