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FRANKFURT, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Police arrested a man and rescued a child at the centre of a hostage standoff at Hamburg airport on Sunday, ending a crisis that had forced authorities to close the busy air hub. Police said the 35-year-old man was with his four-year-old daughter and was thought to be involved in a custody dispute. "The hostage situation is over," the city's police force wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, early on Sunday afternoon. [1/8]Police officers detain a man, after a man drove through a barrier onto the grounds of the city's airport with a child in his car in Hamburg, Germany, November 5, 2023. The episode raised concerns over security at the airport less than four months after climate activists got onto the runway and blocked planes.
Persons: Fabian Bimmer, Peter Tschentscher, Tom Sims, Joern Poltz, Tanya Wood, Daniel Wallis, William Mallard, David Evans, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Police, Twitter, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: FRANKFURT, Hamburg, Germany
- Britain's Royal Couple is on a three-day tour in Germany for Charles' first state visit as king, with the trip billed as "an important European gesture" to maintain strong ties after Brexit. The gesture comes on the last day of Charles' three-day tour of Germany, his first overseas state trip since ascending the British throne last year designed to strengthen bilateral and European ties. "Together we must be vigilant against threats to our values and freedoms, and resolute in our determination to confront them." "I am looking forward to seeing Hamburg’s plans to use hydrogen in its efforts to become a fully sustainable port." Throughout his visit, German officials have praised his interest in environmental causes and sustainability that has shone through in the engagements he has chosen to undertake.
A German gunman who killed six people previously claimed he could make millions for business clients. The deadly shooting was at a Jehovah's Witness hall in the city of Hamburg. The gunman, identified as Philipp F., shot and killed himself when police arrived at the scene. German authorities identified the shooter only as Philipp F. — a former Jehovah's Witness and member of the congregation he later attacked. The four men and two women killed in the attack were all German nationals, and an injured pregnant woman lost her baby.
Multiple dead in Jehovah's Witness hall shooting in Germany
  + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
The scene of the shooting was the Jehovah's Witnesses' Kingdom Hall, a modern and boxy three-story building next door to an auto repair shop. Student Laura Bauch, who lives nearby, said "there were about four periods of shooting," German news agency dpa reported. She said she looked out her window and saw a person running from the ground floor to the second floor of the Jehovah's Witnesses hall. Police had no information on the event that was under way in the building when the shooting took place. Jehovah's Witnesses are part of an international church, founded in the United States in the 19th century and headquartered in Warwick, New York.
HAMBURG, March 9 (Reuters) - Several people have been killed or seriously injured in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witness church in the northern German city of Hamburg, with the motive for the attack unclear, police said on Thursday. The Bild newspaper reported that seven people were dead and eight others injured in the shooting. "Several people were seriously injured, some even fatally. [1/7] Special police inside the building after at least six people are dead and several more injured in a shooting in the northern German city of Hamburg, Germany, March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer 1 2 3 4 5"The dead people all have gunshot wounds," the spokesperson was quoted as saying.
Eight other people were wounded, including a seven-months pregnant woman who lost her unborn daughter, police and prosecutors said at a news conference. Authorities identified the gunmman only as Philipp F. The 35-year-old, a German citizen and former Jehovah's Witness, began shooting through a window at the hall, where dozens of people were gathered, before entering. Following the previous shootings, Germany introduced stricter gun ownership rules and the government has announced plans to tighten controls further. Jehovah's Witnesses are an international Christian denomination that was founded in the United States in around 1870. The officials said about 50 people were at an event held in the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in the Alsterdorf district of the city when the shooting started.
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA container of China Shipping is loaded at a loading terminal in the port of Hamburg Germany July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian BimmerBERLIN, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Germany would put its port of Hamburg at a competitive disadvantage if it quashed a bid from China's Cosco to buy a stake in a container operator, the port city's mayor said. A rejection would be "a one-sided, competition-distorting disadvantage for Hamburg compared to Rotterdam and Antwerp, where Cosco already owns terminal shares," Mayor Peter Tschentscher told Reuters. "In order to keep up with international competition, it must also be possible for shipping companies to participate in terminals in Hamburg if this makes business sense," Tschentscher added. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Andreas Rinke Writing by Miranda Murray and Rachel More Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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