Police shoot Netherlands fan in Germany ahead of Euros 2024 match

A Netherlands fan has been shot by police in Germany ahead of a Euros 2024 match.

A 'major police operation' is underway at St Pauli this afternoon amid the incident ahead of the Netherlands v Poland match. Hamburg police confirmed that a Dutch fan has been shot in the city’s Reeperbahn after threatening an officer with a pick axe and ‘an incendiary device.’

The fan is injured and is receiving medical treatment. Hamburg Police said in a post on X, formerly Twitter: "At #StPauli there is currently a major police operation.

"According to initial findings, a person threatened police officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device. The police then used their firearms. The attacker was injured and is currently receiving medical treatment."

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

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