Hamburg Airport in Germany suspends flights over hostage case

Berlin, Air traffic at Hamburg Airport. In Germany it remains suspended today. From a hostage situation involving children And it is believed that it is likely to be a matter of dispute over custody rights.

German police said A man armed with a gun The car crashed into the security area of the apron. On Saturday morning Along with shooting 2 shots into the air and also throwing 2 bottles of fire out of his car, and this morning The airport executive posted a message on the X platform or formerly Twitter that Efforts to negotiate with drivers are ongoing. Police operations continue. Meanwhile, air traffic remains suspended. Until notification of changes

A police department spokesperson told local television that it is believed that a father and son were in the car where the incident occurred. Officials said A dispute over child custody is likely the cause of this incident. The driver's wife made an emergency call to inform police about the kidnapping of her child. Germany's Bild newspaper said the man driving the car was 35 years old and of Turkish nationality. The child in the car was a 4-year-old girl. The man barricaded himself inside the car parked beneath the Turkish Airlines plane.

On Saturday evening, there were 17 flights scheduled to land at Hamburg Airport. Had to move to another airport to land. Another 286 flights are due to land today. with a total of 34,500 passengers.

Source: Thai News Agency