Air traffic at Hamburg airport remained suspended Sunday over a hostage situation on the tarmac involving a father and his child, German authorities said. On Sunday morning the airport management posted on X saying, 'The police operation continues, air traffic remains suspended until further notice.
The daily Bild newspaper said the man wanted to be allowed to board a plane to Turkey with his daughter, aged four. Photo: NEWS5 / Schröder / NEWS5/AFPAir traffic at Hamburg airport remained suspended Sunday over a hostage situation on the tarmac involving a father and his child, German authorities said.
"The negotiations are continuing," in Turkish, police said on X, formerly Twitter, nearly 15 hours after a gunman rammed his car through theHe fired two shots in the air and threw two burning bottles out of the vehicle, police said."We believe that the child is physically well," police spokeswoman Sandra Levgruen told regional television channel NDR.
"We are on site with a large contingent of emergency services. We are currently assuming a static hostage situation," police had posted earlier on X from the northern city.Levgruen said it was"very good sign" that the father remained in contact with the authorities over a prolonged period of time.
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