Some police officers, this Saturday in front of Hamburg Airport.Blaulicht-News.de (EFE)
Hamburg airport in northern Germany stopped its flight operations this Saturday due to a police operation in connection with a hostage situation, security forces reported. “A major police operation is currently taking place on the runway at Hamburg Airport,” the German city’s police wrote on X, formerly Twitter. An armed man managed to enter the airport runway at around 8:00 p.m. (the same time in mainland Spain). After his vehicle broke through the barriers on the way to the runway, he fired several shots into the air and threw Molotov cocktails. Two children were traveling in the gunman’s vehicle, as the Bild newspaper reported, citing police sources. The minor’s mother had alerted the police to a possible kidnapping shortly before the incident.
“We have a large contingent of emergency services on site. “At the moment we are assuming that this is a hostage situation,” he added. the police account, who has also reported that he is in constant contact with the armed man, with whom they communicate in Turkish. According to the police, there are currently no injuries.
The airport announced on its website that take-offs and landings were suspended, without providing further details.
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