The German police shot a man armed with a small axe and a firebomb in Hamburg.

The man was hit in the leg by an officer on Sunday afternoon and is now receiving medical treatment, a police spokesman said, according to German news agency (dpa).

The incident raised major alarm as Hamburg is one of 10 German cities hosting Euro 2024 matches.

A police spokesman said that early indications suggested “no football connection” and that the man acted alone.

According to police, the man had come out of a pub on a street adjacent to the Reeperbahn with what was described as a pickaxe. He waved the tool at police officers in a “threatening manner.” He was also carrying a Molotov cocktail.

Police asked him to put down the axe, but he tried to set fire to the Molotov cocktail. When he refused after several warnings, the officers opened fire and shot him in the leg.

The crime scene was cordoned off by police on Sunday afternoon, and police said no other people or officers were injured.

The investigation is ongoing.

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ource: Qatar News Agency