HAMBURG (GERMANY) – Fear and terror in Hamburgin Germany, before the match between Poland and Holland of group D of Euro 2024: around 12.30pm (match starts at 3pm) a man, holding an axe, he threw himself among the Holland fans (about 40 thousand), who were peacefully moving towards the Volksparkstadion amidst chants, music and great enthusiasm, injuring several of them. Bild reports it. The police intervened immediately, first with pepper spray, then opening fire on the man, who was stopped. Some Orange fans are in serious condition.
The attacker with ax and Molotov cocktail
The videos of the shooting are already viral on social media: initially a police officer fired only a warning shot, then several were fired until the man collapsed to the ground and was neutralized near Silbersackstrasse, in a restricted area to the Dutch fans. The attacker, who is said to have died, had died at the time of the clash with the police He also had a Molotov cocktail in his hand which he supposedly wanted to explode in the commotion of the fans.
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