German police fire shots at axe-wielding man at Hamburg football fan parade

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FRANKFURT: German police shot at a man who threatened officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device on the sidelines of a Euro 2024 football fan parade in central Hamburg on Sunday (Jun

Screengrab of the moment a man carrying an axe was shot by police officers in the St Pauli district of Hamburg, before Euro 2024 match in Hamburg, Germany on Jun 16, 2024.

The attacker was injured in the leg and was receiving medical care but his condition is not life-threatening, the spokesperson said. There was no evidence that the man had any connection to the football tournament, Levgruen said, while the motivation for his attack was not clear. The incident occurred in the St Pauli district of the city ahead of Poland and the Netherlands' afternoon match at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion, which began on schedule.

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