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

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. EPAParts of a destroyed barrier are removed form a gate at the airport in Hamburg[/caption] GettyOfficers of German BFE police unit stand as passengers are evacuated on Sunday[/caption] APPolice guard at the scene of the security breach[/caption] Police arrived in large numbers last night as a man, 35, drove through a security gate onto the grounds of the airport with a four-year-old child inside the car. He ploughed through the airport barrier about 8pm local time, threw two burning bottles out a window, and fired a weapon twice, according to police. 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.” Police said the child’s mother had told them the father had been in contact with her, but would not confirm their earlier statements that the man was armed and had fired shots. The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.