Frankfurt: German police fired shots at a person who threatened officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device on the sidelines of a Euro 2024 soccer fan parade in central Hamburg on Sunday, according to a police post on social media platform X.

The attacker is currently receiving medical care for injuries, the post added.

ADVERTISEMENT

The incident occurred in the St Pauli district of the city ahead of the Poland-Netherlands match in Hamburg's Volksparkstadion.

Fan marches are scheduled ahead of the games, and a parade for Dutch supporters was held at 12:30 pm local time, around the time of the incident.

ADVERTISEMENT

Germany is hosting the month-long tournament that began on Friday night.

The comments posted here/below/in the given space are not on behalf of Onmanorama. The person posting the comment will be in sole ownership of its responsibility. According to the central government's IT rules, obscene or offensive statement made against a person, religion, community or nation is a punishable offense, and legal action would be taken against people who indulge in such activities.