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A man with a pick axe and an incendiary device near a Euro 2024 fan park in Hamburg has been shot.
In a statement on social media, police said: “At St Pauli there is currently a major police operation.
“According to initial findings, a person threatened police officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device. The police then used their firearms.
“The attacker was injured and is currently receiving medical treatment.”
Thousands of Dutch and Polish fans are in the city ahead of today’s 2pm kick-off in Group D.
The incident took place on the Reeperbahn, which is a popular entertainment district in Hamburg’s city centre that will have been playing host to footabll fans.
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