CHAOS erupted near a Euro fanzone in Hamburg after a crazed man wielding a pickaxe attacked officers and threatened football fans.
Cops shot the assailant and sealed off the Reeperbahn strip, not far from where thousands of Dutch supporters are gathering to watch their match against Poland.
leon_voskamp / XChaos erupted at Hamburg’s Reeperbahn after cops shot a man with an axe[/caption]
AFPThousands of Dutch fans, here pictured on Saturday, have been partying along the amusement mile ahead of their first game against Poland[/caption]
Some 40,000 Dutch fans were peacefully marching along the popular amusement mile around 12.30pm before the attacker began to cause havoc in the middle of crowds.
Witnesses claim they heard four loud bangs as several riot police officers moved in.
Police shot the attacker, who is said to have attacked officers on site with a gold-coloured weapon, Bild reports.
The attacker also had an “incendiary device” on him, Hamburg Police said.
Cops first used pepper spray before gunning the man down, the German outlet added.
One officer initially fired a warning shot to stop the attacker and several shots were then fired until the man finally fell to the ground.
A statement from Hamburg Police on X reads: “There is currently a major police operation in #StPauli.
“According to initial findings, a person threatened police officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device.
“The officers then used their firearms.
“The attacker was injured and is currently receiving medical treatment.”
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