Man Threatens Police With Axe Ahead Of Hamburg Euros Match
Police shot and injured a man who threatened them with an axe and a Molotov cocktail ahead of a Euro 2024 match in Hamburg on Sunday, German authorities said. The incident triggered a "major operation" in the city's St Pauli district, police said on X, formerly Twitter. "The attacker was injured and is currently receiving medical treatment," they added. According to a police spokesman, there was no indication that the incident was linked to the Euro 2024 clash between Poland and the Netherlands taking place later on Sunday.