- Hamburg police confirm they shot an individual
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A man wielding a pickaxe and carrying an incendiary device has been shot by police near a Euro 2024 fan park in Hamburg. The unnamed suspect was said to have been shot in the leg after he emerged out of a kebab shop with a gold tinted pickaxe and started to threaten those around him.
He was surrounded by officers who used pepper spray and fired a warning shot but witnesses said the suspect was downed after he sought to run away among the crowds. Witnesses said he also appeared to be carrying a molotov cocktail.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/16/police-shoot-man-with-pickaxe-in-hamburg-hours-before-poland-v-netherlands
Author : Daniel Boffey in Gelsenkirchen
Publish date : 2024-06-16 12:31:14
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