German police have said they shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with an axe and a firebomb in the northern city of Hamburg, hours before it hosted a match in the Euro 2024 football tournament.Officers opened fire after the man refused to put down the axe, hitting him in the leg, German news agency dpa reported, citing Hamburg police.

German police have said they shot and wounded a man who was threatening them with an axe and a firebomb in the northern city of Hamburg, hours before it hosted a match in the Euro 2024 football tournament.Officers opened fire after the man refused to put down the axe, hitting him in the leg, German news agency dpa reported, citing Hamburg police.