In the last half hour or so, a major security incident has occurred at Hamburg Airport.
Ongoing ! The #Hamburg Airport has been closed after a man with a gun crashed through a gate with his car and continued driving to the tarmac. No take offs and landings at the Airport now.#emergency #crisis #airport pic.twitter.com/LR1NcjW1xd
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) November 4, 2023
It is understood a man with a gun has crashed through a gate with his car and continued driving to the tarmac, which has caused departures and arrivals to halt.
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Updates: Major Security Incident At Hamburg Airport Ongoing
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Polizei Hamburg : There is currently a major police operation on the tarmac at Hamburg Airport.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) November 4, 2023
We are on site with a large contingent of emergency services.
We are currently assuming a static hostage situation.
More information to follow.#Hamburg #HamburgAirport
UPDATE #1 @ 2200 UK time – Sources are stating that a hostage situation could be in place currently at Hamburg Airport.
+++UPDATE+++
— Hamburg Airport 🕊 (@HamburgAirport) November 4, 2023
Aufgrund einer polizeilichen Maßnahme auf dem Vorfeld des Hamburger Flughafens finden am heutigen 4. November keine Starts und Landungen mehr statt. Alle betroffenen Passagiere wenden sich bitte direkt an die Fluggesellschaft. pic.twitter.com/qGPe9OYmI0
UPDATE #2 @ 2202 UK time – The airport has confirmed that all operations for the rest of tonight have been cancelled due to this security incident.
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BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 4, 2023
The Hamburg Airport has been closed after a man with a gun crashed through a gate with his car and continued driving to the tarmac.
Police getting ready to storm the airport.
Some German media claim the man fired off shots while breaking in. https://t.co/89vg3EaFdu
UPDATE #3 @ 2204 UK time – Very heavy police presence at Hamburg Airport currently. Reports stating that the assailant fired off shots whilst breaking in.
Gunman at Germany's Hamburg Airport set fires on the tarmac, fired at least 2 shots into the air before parking his car underneath a plane – Bild https://t.co/aeGI4TdvOP
— BNO News (@BNONews) November 4, 2023
UPDATE #4 @ 2206 UK time – @BNONews reporting that the car that the assailant was driving parked underneath an airplane. Also told that they do have hostages, holding 2 children.
#BREAKING: Germany Police SWAT teams seen entering Hamburg airport tarmac where a man rammed inside firing from his gun. Hostage situation confirmed by German Police. All operations at the Hamburg Airport temporarily closed. pic.twitter.com/LNdKOab9Ys
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) November 4, 2023
UPDATE #5 @ 2207 UK time – German SWAT have been called in, with the Police confirming the hostage situation at Hamburg Airport.
🚨 An armed individual driving through a gate and firing shots into the air.
— Top Notch Journal (@topnotchjournal) November 4, 2023
The airport closure is due to a security incident where the man is holding hostages in his car on the premises and has fired at police officers.🔥#Hamburg | #HamburgAirport pic.twitter.com/srtUwuK61o
UPDATE #6 @ 2209 UK time – Footage has been captured from inside the terminal, with police near the jetways, presumably where the assailant could potentially be.
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UPDATE #7 @ 2212 UK time – The current scene from Hamburg Airport, courtesy of @RadarBoxCom. Nothing in or out for the rest of today.
UPDATE #8 @ 2213 UK time – Update from the police force in the area, translated into English from German:
“According to findings, a car got onto the apron of the @HamburgAirport around 8 p.m. There are at least 2 people in the vehicle, including a child. We continue to assume a hostage situation. The situation is static.”
Latest update on Hamburg airport situation in Germany by Police spokeswoman Sandra Levgrün. Passengers evacuated from aircrafts around the gunman at the tarmac. Special Forces and Negotiation teams on ground. No injuries reported so far.
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) November 4, 2023
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UPDATE #9 @ 2220 UK time – Police spokesperson giving an update on the current situation. No injuries reported so far.
Information:
— Rcentrism (@rcentrism) November 4, 2023
Heavily armed SEK officers are at Terminal 1 at Germany's Hamburg Airport where it appears a father is holding a child (4) hostage.
Photo: DPA pic.twitter.com/5HiJYNWxSV
UPDATE #10 @ 2240 UK time – German SEK heavily armed officers have been observed at the airport. Information stating that they are preparing for an operation caused by this incident.
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Wir werden nun von der @PolizeiHamburg evakuiert. @HamburgAirport @_austrian #Hamburg pic.twitter.com/z94GiRdKx7
— Alina (@Alinaliniali) November 4, 2023
UPDATE #11 @ 2242 UK time – Footage from onboard an Austrian Airlines flight at Hamburg Airport being evacuated.
Der PKW steht weiterhin auf dem Vorfeld des @hamburgairport.
— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) November 4, 2023
Wir gehen derzeit davon aus, dass ein Sorgerechtsstreit Hintergrund des Einsatzes ist.
Die Verhandlungsgruppe des LKA und Psychologen sind vor Ort. Es besteht Kontakt zur Person im Fahrzeug.#Hamburg #HamburgAirport
UPDATE #12 @ 2243 UK time – Additional update from the local police believe that the cause of this incident was due to a custody dispute, hence the child that has been taken hostage.
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UPDATE #13 @ 2245 UK time – Police helicopter seen hovering over the airport boundaries to help assist in this operation.
UPDATE #14 @ 2253 UK time – Another angle from onboard the Austrian Airlines flight. This time, armed police surrounding the aircraft and securing the airport.
@HamburgAirport @_austrian #amok #geiselnahme #Hamburg pic.twitter.com/7JhhTMH1aF
— Alina (@Alinaliniali) November 4, 2023
UPDATE #15 @ 2258 UK time – Pictures of passengers disembarking the Austrian Airlines flight at Hamburg in the presence of armed police.
#BREAKING: Passengers at the tarmac of Hamburg Airport in Germany were rescued earlier after Special Forces arrived and gave cover through their vehicles. Negotiations still underway with the gunman who has a child along. Likely a dispute over custody of a child. pic.twitter.com/tkZlwUNLVq
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) November 4, 2023
UPDATE #16 @ 2303 UK time – Passengers were given cover by vans as they were being escorted by police. Harrowing moments.
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UPDATE #17 @ 2310 UK time – Turkish Airlines flight TK1667 from Istanbul had to divert to Hanover due to the closure of Hamburg Airport.
Derzeit evakuieren wir alle Flugzeuge am @HamburgAirport, in denen sich noch Personen befinden.
— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) November 4, 2023
Die Terminals sind bereits evakuiert.
Es wurde eine Personensammelstelle im Hotel "Radisson Blu" (Flughafenstr.1-3 ggü. Flughafen) eingerichtet.#Hamburg #HamburgAirport
UPDATE #18 @ 2318 UK time – Polizei Hamburg confirms that they are evacuating all aircraft that still have passengers onboard, and that the collection point is the Radisson Blu.
#Hamburg #hamburgairport #feuer #feuerwehr #helmutschmidtairport pic.twitter.com/aippWJrzqT
— AndreHaarburger (@AHaarburger) November 4, 2023
UPDATE #19 @ 2320 UK time – Clearer footage has emerged of the offender with a child hostage driving off after setting fires on the tarmac at the airport.
HAMBURG AIRPORT UPDATE – "Police negotiate with the hostage taker in Turkish!"
— Jack Straw (@JackStr42679640) November 4, 2023
The police say they are in contact with the gunman. “We have good contact with the perpetrator,” said a police spokeswoman late Saturday evening. The man is being negotiated in Turkish. It has now… pic.twitter.com/sOgdrfv041
UPDATE #20 @ 2324 UK time – Understood that the police are in strong negotiations with the offender.
#evakuierung on @HamburgAirport . At the airport Passengers says : We don't know where we're going ,- or what's going to happen next #Hamburg #Breaking #Germany #Hostage #Gunman #Crime #Shooter #BreakingNews #hostageOperation #HamburgNews pic.twitter.com/O3ClikfKcD
— Europe Cognizant (@EuropeCognizant) November 4, 2023
UPDATE #21 @ 2329 UK time – Looks like all evacuated passengers from the aircraft are being placed on buses, presumably to the collection point at the Radisson Blu.
Images on board an evacuated Embraer 195 of Austrian Airlines: Flight #OS172 was about to depart Hamburg Airport, but vacating from the runway after waiting for over an hour. Not much later, passengers were escorted to safety under police escort. #hamburg #hostage #aviation… https://t.co/99X1pfDseL pic.twitter.com/NtWy59loQg
— Tom Roek (@roequavic) November 4, 2023
UPDATE #22 @ 2333 UK time – Understood Austrian Airlines flight OS172 was about to depart just as the incident was happening, with the flight told to vacate and await further instruction initially.
Viele Personen wurden ins umliegende Hotel gebracht .Wie genau es weitergeht, bzw. wie unsere weiteren Optionen sind kann uns niemand sagen… @HamburgAirport #Hamburg pic.twitter.com/aRB16cYZ2w
— Alina (@Alinaliniali) November 4, 2023
UPDATE #23 @ 2337 UK time – Passengers seen in a nearby hotel, with no one telling them the next steps at this point.
UPDATE #24 @ 2354 UK time – It is understood that six more flights were due to depart Hamburg Airport tonight, with 21 more to land. This incident has caused disruption to over 3,000 passengers.
Sur cette photo nous pouvons voir la voiture noire de marque Audi stationnée juste derrière un avion de Turkish airlines . #AirportHamburg #BreakingNews #Germany #hambourg #Hamburg #HamburgAirport #Polizei #Flughafen #fusillade #shooting #ShotFire pic.twitter.com/F6fROMsDif
— Erreur 404 (@Erreur455769746) November 5, 2023
UPDATE #25 @ 0004 UK time (5/11/23) – It is understood the offender was seen hiding behind a Turkish Airlines aircraft at Hamburg.
+++UPDATE 8:00 Uhr+++ Die Lage am Airport ist unverändert, der Polizei-Einsatz dauert weiter an. Der Flugbetrieb bleibt bis auf Weiteres eingestellt. Die Polizei bittet alle Passagiere und Abholende, NICHT zum Flughafen zu kommen. Die Zufahrten sind weiträumig abgesperrt. pic.twitter.com/guVLlRYN9E
— Hamburg Airport 🕊 (@HamburgAirport) November 5, 2023
UPDATE #26 @ 1008 UK time – The airport still remains closed as hostage negotiations still continue to take place.
Update 11:00 Uhr
— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) November 5, 2023
Unsere Verhandlungsgruppe steht weiterhin in Kontakt mit dem Tatverdächtigen. Aktuell müssen wir davon ausgehen, dass er im Besitz einer scharfen Schusswaffe ist und evtl. auch von Sprengsätzen unbekannter Art.
Unsere oberste Priorität ist der Schutz des Kindes.…
UPDATE #27 @ 1010 UK time – New update from the Hamburg Police has come in. Translated from German to English:
“Our negotiating group remains in contact with the suspect. We currently have to assume that he is in possession of a live firearm and possibly also explosive devices of an unknown type. Our top priority is protecting the child. According to our current findings, the child is doing well physically. Negotiations will continue.”
Update:
— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) November 5, 2023
Die Geisellage ist beendet.
Der Tatverdächtige hatte zusammen mit seiner Tochter das Auto verlassen.
Der Mann wurde widerstandslos von den Einsatzkräften festgenommen.
Das Kind scheint unverletzt zu sein.#HamburgAirport #Hamburg @HamburgAirport
UPDATE #28 @ 1334 UK time – @PolizeiHamburg have confirmed that the hostage situation at Hamburg Airport is now over, with the offender arrested and the child safe.
Translated from German to English, the statement says:
“The hostage situation is over. The suspect got out of the car with his daughter. The man was arrested by the emergency services without resistance. The child appears to be unharmed.”
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