Police shoot ax-wielding man at Hamburg Euro 2024 soccer fan parade

German police have shot a man they say was armed with “a pickaxe and an incendiary device” on the sidelines of a parade in Hamburg, just hours before the city was set to host its first match of the monthlong 2024 European Championship.

German police have shot a man they say was armed with “a pickaxe and an incendiary device” on the sidelines of a parade in Hamburg, just hours before the city was set to host its first match of the monthlong 2024 European Championship.

According to a police post on X, the person threatened officers before he was shot.

In a video circulating on social media and verified by NBC News, gunshots could be heard as several police officers mobilized with firearms drawn. A Hamburg police spokesperson told the BBC that the suspect had tried to ignite a petrol bomb, but that officers responded with pepper spray before shooting him.

According to local media, one officer fired a warning shot before several other shots were fired.

The attacker was injured and is currently receiving treatment, the police said. The man was shot in the leg, The Associated Press reported, adding that no one else was hurt.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/axe-attack-hamburg-germany-euro-2024-soccer-rcna157389

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