Video: moment in which the police shoot an armed man prior to the game Poland vs. Netherlands in the Euro Cup

The Euro Cup It is not only a celebration of sports,l footballbut at the same time it is a warning signal for the police of the organizing country, which must multiply to prevent attacks and eradicate violence.

One of the events that attracted the most attention at the start of the tournament occurred in Hamburg, northern Germanywhen the police had to be forced to shoot down a person who was armed with an incendiary device and a pickaxe.

Moments of panic

“The newspaper Bild and other media outlets reported on the event, about which the authorities acknowledged having launched a large police force in the central neighborhood of Saint Pauli of the German port city,” reported the EFE agency.

“There is currently an important police operation in San Pauli. According to the first information, a person threatened the police officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device,” was the preliminary report from the Hamburg Police.

“The agents used their firearms and the attacker was injured and is currently receiving medical treatment,” the security entity indicated.

What is known is that near the Reeperbahn, a central street in Hamburg, an operation was carried out before the match between Poland and Netherlands.

“In the video you can see the police intervention, in which the agents, before using their firearms, used pepper spray against the aggressor, something that did not make the armed man stop his attitude,” said EFE.

And he added: “The local press, which cited police sources, also reported that the man was injured in the leg without his life being in danger, after the agents also fired shots earlier to warn the subject, who had acted alone. and for a reason that remains to be clarified. The subject, whom the media describes as a 39-year-old German, left a fast food restaurant before making his threats in an event that occurred near an area for public viewing of the soccer match between Poland and the Netherlands. Previously, in the area where the event occurred, some 40,000 fans had paraded supporting the Dutch soccer team.”