The assaulter drove a vehicle through a barrier and fired 2 shots in the air; all flights were cancelled.
The airport in the northern German port city of Hamburg was closed and flights were cancelled after an armed guy breached a gate with his lorry and fired 2 shots in the air in what authorities called a “captive circumstance”.
The shooter broke through a gate at about 8pm (19:00 GMT) on Saturday and drove onto the apron of the airport– where airplane are parked, unloaded and refuelled– federal cops representative Thomas Gerbert informed the dpa news company.
“There is presently a significant cops operation on the tarmac at Hamburg Airport,” composed Hamburg authorities on X.
“We are on website with a big contingent of emergency situation services. We are presently presuming a fixed captive scenario,” they included.
Authorities stated no one seemed hurt, however the airport revealed it was closed for launches and landings.
“Due to a cops procedure on the apron of Hamburg Airport, there will be no liftoffs and landings today, November 4. All impacted travelers ought to get in touch with the airline company straight,” the airport stated on its site.
A representative for the airport stated 27 flights had actually been impacted.
After shooting the shots, the individual tossed 2 burning bottles out of the automobile, cops stated.
The cops representative stated a kid remained in the vehicle. German day-to-day Bild reported there were 2 kids in his lorry.
Cops likewise stated the male’s better half had actually formerly called them about a possible kid kidnapping.
Gerbert stated a great deal of officers from state and federal cops were on-site and in the area of the lorry. They are “extremely robustly geared up”, he stated.
In October, authorities closed the exact same airport due to an attack risk on a flight from Tehran to Hamburg.