The airport in the northern German city of Hamburg was shut down even as flights were canceled Saturday night after a vehicle broke through security and entered the premises, state media has confirmed.
Federal police disclosed that an armed man had broken through a gate with his vehicle and fired twice into the air with a weapon.
Police also revealed that the man’s wife had previously contacted them about a possible child abduction.
Africa Today News, New York reports that Police said later that the 35-year-old man had a 4-year-old child inside the car and that they assumed he was the father and had taken the child by force from the mother in a possible custody battle.
Federal police spokesman Thomas Gerbert told reporters that a large number of officers from state and federal police were on site and in the vicinity of the vehicle.
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Police also said that a psychologist was talking with the man and that there was no indication other people could be harmed since all passengers had evacuated the airport.
In another report, the Government of the United States has sent a warning to its citizens in Nigeria alerting them of threats to major hotels in the ‘larger cities’ of the country.
The US issued this warning in an emergency information for American citizens dated the 3rd of November, adding that the Nigerian security agencies are working to counter the threat.
Additionally, it cautioned US citizens to stay low, be aware of their surroundings, exercise caution when staying at large hotels, and verify the travel advisory for Nigeria before booking any accommodations.
The advisory also provided the addresses and telephone numbers of the US embassy in Abuja and the consulate in Lagos, should any US citizen require help.