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| Police responding to hostage crisis at German airport | Police responding to hostage crisis at German airport |
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| The transport hub in Hamburg has been shut down after an armed man drove his car through the gate | The transport hub in Hamburg has been shut down after an armed man drove his car through the gate |
| An armed man drove a vehicle through a gate at Hamburg airport in northern Germany on Saturday night, prompting a lockdown and cancellation of all takeoffs and landings. | An armed man drove a vehicle through a gate at Hamburg airport in northern Germany on Saturday night, prompting a lockdown and cancellation of all takeoffs and landings. |
| The suspect has a four-year one child in the car and is currently in contact with police, who are describing the incident as a “static hostage situation.” | |
| “We have good contact with the perpetrator,” a police spokeswoman told German media. She added that the man is speaking Turkish. | “We have good contact with the perpetrator,” a police spokeswoman told German media. She added that the man is speaking Turkish. |
| Police spokesman Thomas Gerbert said earlier that the man had rammed his vehicle through the gate at around 8 pm local time. His car then reportedly stopped on the tarmac. | Police spokesman Thomas Gerbert said earlier that the man had rammed his vehicle through the gate at around 8 pm local time. His car then reportedly stopped on the tarmac. |
| The man then threw two Molotov cocktails out of the car, without causing any damage, Gerbert said. According to newspaper Die Welt, the man twice fired a pistol into the air. Other reports said that he also has explosives. | The man then threw two Molotov cocktails out of the car, without causing any damage, Gerbert said. According to newspaper Die Welt, the man twice fired a pistol into the air. Other reports said that he also has explosives. |
| The man’s wife had previously contacted the police, reporting a possible kidnapping of a child. | The man’s wife had previously contacted the police, reporting a possible kidnapping of a child. |
| Bewaffneter rast auf Vorfeld: Amok-Alarm am Hamburger Flughafen! Die Polizei ist im Großeinsatz https://t.co/rt7tSPSdMQ#Amok#Hamburg#Flughafenpic.twitter.com/nFbOgxb9Rm | Bewaffneter rast auf Vorfeld: Amok-Alarm am Hamburger Flughafen! Die Polizei ist im Großeinsatz https://t.co/rt7tSPSdMQ#Amok#Hamburg#Flughafenpic.twitter.com/nFbOgxb9Rm |
| The airport said that six takeoffs and 21 landings were canceled due to the emergency, and all incoming flights were rerouted. | |