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Hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ends with man’s arrest

The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport has ended around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter as a passenger.

By Bodo Marks, Daniel Bockwoldt and Jonas Walzberg / dpa via AP

Nov. 5, 2023

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Police guard the scene of a security breach at the Hamburg Airport, Saturday, Nov. 4, in Hamburg, Germany. The airport was closed to passengers, and flights were canceled Saturday night after a vehicle broke through security and entered the premises, German news agency dpa reported.
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Police vehicles and ambulances arrive at the scene of a security breach at the Hamburg Airport, Saturday, Nov. 4, in Hamburg, Germany. The airport was closed to passengers, and flights were canceled Saturday night after a vehicle broke through security and entered the premises, German news agency dpa reported.
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Fire Department vehicles arrive at a security scene at the Hamburg Airport, Saturday, Nov. 4, in Hamburg, Germany. The airport was closed to passengers, and flights were canceled Saturday night after a vehicle broke through security and entered the premises, German news agency dpa reported.
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Police vehicles block access to Hamburg Airport during an operation, Saturday, Nov. 4, in Hamburg, Germany. The airport was closed to passengers and flights were canceled Saturday night after a vehicle broke through security and entered the premises, the German news agency dpa reported.
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Police vehicles block access to Hamburg Airport during an operation, Saturday, Nov. 4, in Hamburg, Germany. The airport was closed to passengers and flights were canceled Saturday night after a vehicle broke through security and entered the premises, the German news agency dpa reported.
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DANIEL BOCKWOLDT/DPA VIA AP

A police vehicle is parked in front of an airplane at the airport, where a car with a hostage-taker is parked, in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 5. An armed man is holding his four-year-old daughter at the airport. According to the police, the background to the attack is a custody dispute.
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Heavily armed special police forces prepare for an operation at the airport, in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 5. An armed man is holding his four-year-old daughter at the airport. According to the police, the background to the attack is a custody dispute.
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JONAS WALZBERG/DPA VIA AP

A man is led away by the police at the airport in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 5. The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport has ended around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside. Police said Sunday that the man was arrested and the girl appears to be unharmed.
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JONAS WALZBERG/DPA VIA AP

A man is led away by the police at the airport in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 5. The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport has ended around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside. Police said Sunday that the man was arrested and the girl appears to be unharmed.
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Special police forces position themselves on the roof at Hamburg Airport, Germany, Sunday Nov. 5. The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl appears to be unharmed.
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A man gets out of his vehicle near an airplane with his child in his arms at Hamburg Airport, Germany, Sunday Nov. 5. The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl appears to be unharmed.
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BODO MARKS/DPA VIA AP

Travelers are on the move or waiting in line in Terminal 1 at Hamburg Airport, Germany, Sunday Nov. 5. The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl appears to be unharmed. Flight operations at the airport resumed on Sunday night, almost 24 hours after the hostage situation began.

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