LAST UPDATE | 16 Jun 2024

A MAN WIELDING a “pickaxe and an incendiary device” has been shot by German police in Hamburg.

The man is receiving medical treatment following the incident.

According to a police spokesman, there was no indication that the incident was linked to the Euro 2024 clash between Poland and the Netherlands taking place later on Sunday.

It’s believed it took place place near a designated fan zone as the city hosts a match in the Euro 2024 soccer tournament featuring Netherlands and Poland.

The attacker “came out of a pub with a pickaxe and a Molotov cocktail and threatened the police”, the spokesman said, adding that the suspect was shot in the leg.

The incident took place near the Reeperbahn station, more than a kilometre away from the city’s official fan zone.

Earlier, in a statement published on its social media, Hamburg police said there had been a “major police operation” as a result of the incident.

The statement said that based on initial findings, the man had “threatened police officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device” before he was shot.

Auf #StPauli kommt es aktuell zu einem größeren Polizeieinsatz.
Nach ersten Erkenntnissen hat eine Person Polizeikräfte mit einer Spitzhacke und einem Brandsatz bedroht. Die Einsatzkräfte machten in der Folge von ihrer Schusswaffe Gebrauch. Der Angreifer wurde dabei verletzt und… pic.twitter.com/gSCVwbq2NH

— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) June 16, 2024

“The police then used their firearms. The attacker was injured and is currently receiving medical treatment,” the statement said.