THIS is the dramatic second armed German police attacked an axe-wielding man earlier than taking pictures him useless close to the Euro fan zone.
Close to Reppenbaum in Hamburg, a person wearing black, wielding an axe and a Molotov cocktail, walks in the direction of officers standing behind a barrier and shouts at them.
Video footage confirmed him carrying a bag by means of a busy space the place hundreds of Dutch followers have been collaborating in a peaceable march hours earlier than the match between the Netherlands and Poland.
He turns his again whereas he’s sprayed with pepper spray, and runs throughout the road whereas pedestrians rush to cross the highway.
The officers chase him by means of the barrier, however then 4 loud explosions are heard. Then the person falls to the bottom.
When the person refused to place down the axe, officers opened fireplace, hitting him within the leg, based on German information company dpa.
The assault reportedly passed off at round 12.30pm native time within the St Pauli space of ​​the northern port metropolis.
THIS is the dramatic second armed German police attacked an axe-wielding man earlier than taking pictures him useless close to the Euro fan zone.
The person, wearing black, is carrying an axe and an incendiary bomb close to the Reppenbaum in Hamburg and is shouting at officers standing behind a barricade.
He turns his again as he’s sprayed with pepper spray and runs down the road whereas pedestrians rush to cross the highway
A damaged bottle is spray painted within the cordoned off space on Silbersackstrasse after the attacker was shot useless by police
As we speak the police shot at a person carrying an axe, a bullet shell was discovered on the scene
Riot police opened fireplace on an axe-wielding man after he allegedly threatened cops.
German media revealed pictures of a person mendacity on the street, with paramedics and cops standing round him.
Police imagine the person is a 'lone offender' and he’s at the moment present process remedy.
A police spokesperson informed MailOnline that there have been initially no indications the incident was associated to the soccer sport.
Hamburg police mentioned: 'In response to present info, a person got here out of an space at round 12:30pm and threatened cops with an object reminiscent of a spade/axe.'
'He was ordered by cops to drop the article. He additionally threatened cops with a Molotov cocktail in his hand, which he didn’t drop regardless of being requested to take action and continued shifting in the direction of the officers.
'The cops then used their service weapons and shot him within the leg. This averted additional assaults and neither the officers nor another individual was injured. The cops instantly supplied first support, which was continued by medical workers a while later.
'The person is at the moment being handled in hospital.'
Hamburg police wrote on Twitter on the time of the assault: 'A serious police operation is at the moment underway in #St.Pauli.
'In response to preliminary investigations, a person threatened cops with an axe and an incendiary machine. The police then used their firearms. The attacker was injured and is at the moment present process remedy.'
The incident got here as hundreds of German officers monitored hundreds of Dutch followers who turned Hamburg's Reeperbahn purple gentle district right into a sea of ​​orange on Saturday evening.
The evening appeared to move with out incident, with just a few Polish individuals current and no signal of the Dutch turning into aggressive.
German police shot useless an axe-wielding man close to the Euro fan zone throughout a march by Dutch supporters as we speak.
Police cordoned off an space close to the Reeperbahn in Hamburg after a person allegedly threatened an officer with an axe.
4 loud explosions have been heard close to the Reeperbahn in Hamburg, the place Dutch and Polish supporters had gathered earlier than as we speak's sport
About 40,000 Dutch supporters have been collaborating in a peaceable march when a person carrying a golden axe started attacking an officer
Netherlands followers are pictured throughout a Fan Stroll on the official UEFA Fan Zone
British police mentioned earlier than the event that nationwide workforce followers had a greater status than membership followers, who’ve prompted mayhem at membership competitions.
Earlier, photos on social media confirmed hundreds of Netherlands supporters within the metropolis having fun with the preparations for the Group D match, which is scheduled to start out at 2 pm (IST).
The sport takes place at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion, whereas the town's Fan Park is positioned within the St. Pauli district.
