The Hamburg Airport in Germany canceled all flights on Saturday night time because the authorities responded to an armed man who drove his car onto the tarmac and parked close to a aircraft.
The person fired at the very least one shot into the air, Sandra Levgrün, a spokeswoman for the Hamburg Police Division, stated in an interview posted on social media.
No accidents have been reported to this point, Ms. Levgrün stated.
The police stated they have been attempting to contact the motive force of the car, who they stated was accompanied by a toddler passenger, including that they believed the scenario involved a “custody dispute.”
Two small fires have been noticed on the tarmac early on, however the authorities have been nonetheless attempting to find out in the event that they have been set by the person.
A police spokesman, Thilo Marxsen, stated officers on the bottom have been in search of a Turkish translator to speak with the person because the standoff stretched previous midnight in Hamburg.
Passengers aboard the aircraft close to the car have been evacuated, the police stated, and passengers aboard different planes on the tarmac have been nonetheless being evacuated.
Video posted on social media confirmed closely armed officers escorting a bunch of passengers throughout the tarmac to a bus.
They have been being evacuated to a close-by lodge, the police stated.
A spokeswoman for the airport, Katja Bromm, stated in an e-mail that the police responded to the airport at 8:24 p.m. native time, prompting it to halt takeoffs and landings.
Twenty-seven flights have since been canceled, she added, affecting roughly 3,200 passengers.
