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| Gunman storms through gate at German airport – police | |
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| 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. | 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#Flughafenpic.twitter.com/nFbOgxb9Rm | |
| An anti-terrorism unit has arrived to the scene. | |
| 🚨#UPDATE - #SWAT unit arrived at the Hamburg Airport where an armed individiual has taken two children hostages#Germany#Hamburg#Hostages#terrorism#Polizei#HamburgAirportpic.twitter.com/Xt7rpV6xRN | |
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