A police operation is underway in Hamburg forward of this afternoon’s Euro 2024 sport between Poland and the Netherlands after a person threatened officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary machine.
The incident passed off within the St Pauli space of town, near a fan park housing 1000’s of soccer followers.
A press release from Hamburg police learn: “At St Pauli there may be at present a serious police operation.
“Based on preliminary findings, an individual threatened law enforcement officials with a pickaxe and an incendiary machine. The police then used their firearms. The attacker was injured and is at present receiving medical therapy.”
Auf #StPauli kommt es aktuell zu einem größeren Polizeieinsatz.Nach ersten Erkenntnissen hat eine Particular person Polizeikräfte mit einer Spitzhacke und einem Brandsatz bedroht. Die Einsatzkräfte machten in der Folge von ihrer Schusswaffe Gebrauch. Der Angreifer wurde dabei verletzt und… pic.twitter.com/gSCVwbq2NH
— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) June 16, 2024
Experiences declare 4 photographs had been heard near the Reeperbahn the place round 40,000 Dutch followers had been participating in a pre-match march.
Police sealed off the realm and initially used pepper spray to attempt to disarm the person earlier than taking pictures him.
The Group D conflict between the Netherlands and Poland is because of happen at Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion with the sport kicking off at 2pm UK time.
