Hamburg airport was closed this Saturday evening after a man burst onto the tarmac and fired several shots.
Scene of chaos in Hamburg this Saturday evening. A man drove onto the airport tarmac after crossing security barriers and firing several shots into the air. Traffic to and from the airport was disrupted.
“Incidents are currently occurring on the tarmac at Hamburg airport. A major police operation is underway,” Hamburg police said on their X account (formerly Twitter).
“We assume that this is a hostage situation,” she added, without giving further details at this stage.
Possible child abduction
According to the newspaper Bild, which cites police sources, the man shot twice in the air and a 4-year-old child was also in the vehicle. According to daily information, the individual threw “flaming bottles”, similar to Molotov cocktails, onto the airport runway.
Earlier, the car driver’s wife had reported to the police over possible child abduction, he added.
The police are present on site with special forces and a helicopter. At the same time, the airport published on his website a message announcing that no landing or takeoff was possible due to police intervention, again without giving details.