The incident occurs hours before the German city hosts a Euro 2024 match between the Netherlands and Poland.
German police shot a person who allegedly threatened officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device on the sidelines of a Euro 2024 soccer fan parade in central Hamburg, according to a police post on social media platform .
A major police operation was underway and the suspect was receiving medical treatment for his injuries, he added on Sunday.
The incident occurred in the city's St Pauli district as Poland and the Netherlands prepared to play each other at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion at 3:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. GMT) on Sunday.
Fan marches were scheduled before the games, and a parade of Dutch supporters was held at 12:30 pm (10:30 GMT), around the time of the incident.
Germany will host the month-long tournament that began on June 14.
