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