Hamburg police reported that there were at least two people in the vehicle, including a child.
The airport in the northern German city of Hamburg 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.Federal police said an armed man had broken through a gate with his vehicle and fired twice into the air with a weapon.
Police also said that the man's wife had previously contacted them about a possible child abduction.Hamburg police later reported that there were at least two people in the vehicle, including a child. A standoff was ongoing. Police said they had made contact with the suspect. Federal police spokesman Thomas Gerbert told dpa 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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