Police Shot Dead Gunman at Germany s Frankfurt International Airport Published January 17th, 2021 - 09:23 GMT
Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1. (Shutterstock/ File Photo)
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Airport was evacuated and footage saw armed officers surrounding a suspect
A man sparked a mass evacuation and armed response at a German airport when he shouted Allahu Akbar’ after police confronted him for not wearing a face mask.
The 38-year-old man, from Slovenia, acted aggressively towards police at Frankfurt International Airport when police approached him for not wearing a face mask at around 5.16pm today.
The man shouted, I will kill you all, Allahu Akbar , before he abandoned his luggage and attempted to flee the scene.
Police patrol Frankfurt Airport (Image: Getty)
In an update, Frankfurt Airport added: “In consideration of the ongoing police investigation at Frankfurt Airport, we would ask you to refrain from speculating and making inappropriate comments about the incident as well as posting videos.
“We will keep you informed as soon as we receive updates from the authorities.”
One person tweeted: @EmiratesSupport there is a mass evacuation at Frankfurt Airport because of a gun threat. What does this mean for travellers? Will flights be delayed? Refunded? Will travellers get a hotel overnight? I was planning to fly to Dubai at 8:30.
Police shoot man in Frankfurt Airport (Image: Getty)
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File photo: Passengers line up at a Covid-19 test centre at Frankfurt International Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 19, 2020, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Armando BABANI / AFP)
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File photo: Passengers line up at a Covid-19 test centre at Frankfurt International Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 19, 2020, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Armando BABANI / AFP)
Germany on Friday passed two million coronavirus cases as a World Health Organization emergency committee readied to issue advice on stemming the spread of new, more contagious strains of the disease.
The surge in Europe’s biggest economy came as countries on the continent again tightened restrictions, with Portugal entering a fresh lockdown and Britain requiring negative tests for entry.
Despite the rollout of vaccines India’s mammoth programme will begin on Saturday many nations are doubling down on efforts to stall a pandemic that has now claimed almost two million lives.