German police shoot man with pickaxe in Hamburg hours before Poland v Netherlands

German police shot and wounded a man in Hamburg who was threatening them with an axe and a firebomb just hours before the city hosted a match in the Euro 2024 soccer tournament. The incident occurred in the downtown St. Pauli area of the city, which was filled with thousands of fans ahead of the match between the Netherlands and Poland. The man, who was injured, is receiving medical treatment. The shooting took place in an area packed with soccer fans, and the man had threatened police officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device. The incident is still under investigation.