Hamburg police shoot man with axe ahead of Euros match

A awesome cognition is taking spot successful cardinal Hamburg aft a man pinch an axe threatened constabulary officers, officials successful nan German metropolis say.

Police opportunity they changeable and earnestly injured nan man, who is receiving aesculapian attention.

Media reports opportunity nan incident took spot adjacent a fanzone for supporters of nan Dutch shot team.

The Netherlands are playing Poland successful nan metropolis successful nan Euros later connected Sunday.

A constabulary connection said that a man threatened constabulary officers pinch a pickaxe and an "incendiary device".

Media reports opportunity nan onslaught took spot astatine astir 12:30 section clip (10:30 GMT) connected nan Reeperbahn, a main thoroughfare and nightlife area successful nan city.