German police shoot man wielding pick hammer in Hamburg

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German police shoot man wielding pick hammer in Hamburg hours before Euro 2024 match, officials say

Updated on: June 16, 2024 / 1:52 PM EDT / CBS/AP

A man threatening German police officers with a pick hammer and a Molotov cocktail was shot and wounded on Sunday, officials said.

The incident in the northern city of Hamburg took place hours before it hosted a match in the Euro 2024 soccer tournament.

Police officers opened fire after the man refused to put down the hammer and a Molotov cocktail, hitting him in the leg, police spokesman Thilo Marxsen said.

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