A German airport was shut down when an armed driver broke through a gate and fired a gun.
According to a report from German news agency dpa, the airport in Hamburg, located in northern Germany, was shut down and all flights were cancelled on Saturday night due to a security breach. A vehicle had entered the airport, leading to a standoff that lasted several hours and continued into Sunday morning.
According to federal authorities, a man with a weapon used his vehicle to forcefully enter through a gate and then discharged the weapon twice into the air. Police later confirmed that the man, who was 35 years old, had a 4-year-old child in the car with him. They believe he may have taken the child from the mother against her will in a potential custody dispute.
The Hamburg police reported that they had established communication with the suspect. They also mentioned that a psychologist was speaking with the individual and that there was no evidence that other individuals were in danger as all airport passengers had been evacuated.
A significant procedure was being carried out on the tarmac of the airport. The situation remained ongoing as of early Sunday morning.
According to Thomas Gerbert, spokesperson for the federal police, a significant amount of officers from both state and federal law enforcement were present at the location and surrounding area of the vehicle.
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