Police in Germany are dealing with a hostage situation at Hamburg airport after an armed man drove through a security barrier and onto the tarmac.
It is understood that the man, 35, and a child, 4, still remain in the vehicle which is parked under a plane.
Officers are in contact with the driver, who entered the airport on Saturday evening at about 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT).
All flights at the airport have been indefinitely suspended.
Police believe that “a custody dispute is the background to this operation”.
The suspect shot his weapon twice in the air and threw burning bottles from the vehicle, according to police.
“We are on site with a large contingent of emergency services. We are currently assuming a static hostage situation,” Hamburg police said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Psychologists as well as officers specialised in negotiations are on site, police said, along with special forces.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Hamburg police confirmed the situation was ongoing.
BBC
