Hamburg Airport hostage situation: Flights halted after gunman 'rammed through gate with daughter, 4, & fired into air'

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GERMAN police are dealing with a suspected hostage situation involving a child at Hamburg Airport, according to local authorities.

The airport closed for all takeoffs and landings on Saturday evening, and remains closed today.

Police arrived in large numbers last night as a man, 35, drove through a barrier onto the grounds of the airport with a four-year-old child.

The car was parked under a plane, a police spokesperson said.

A police spokesperson posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday: “The operation continues.

“Our negotiators are in contact with the person in the car.”

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