According to Bild newspaper, an unknown man was seen in front of the terminal in a car without a license plate on Saturday after eight in the evening. He then accelerated, broke through the security barriers at the north gate and entered the apron.
The airport was immediately closed. The police have cleared terminals 1 and 2 for safety reasons. The situation is confusing, police and firemen are on the scene. There are police helicopters in the air.
The man should have stopped his car right next to the airliner. According to information from Bild, the man shot into the air and also threw two burning bottles from the car. “Kind of Molotov cocktails,” police spokesman Thomas Gerbert said. Firefighters sprayed the plane with water to prevent a fire.
According to Bild, the man’s wife had called the police shortly before that her husband had taken their child and was heading to the airport. The newspaper Bild first reported that the man had two children in the car, but according to the police, only one child aged four was in the car.
The DPA agency reported that, according to the police, it appears to be a custody dispute. A police commando is on site, as well as a police psychologist. The negotiator is to speak to the man in Turkish.
According to Bild, the man’s wife had called the police shortly before that her husband had taken their children and was heading to the airport. The newspaper Bild first reported that the man had two children in the car, but according to the police, only one child aged four was in the car.
A spokesman for the airport told Bild that no more flights will be handled today due to the police operation. So far, 27 flights have been canceled (6 departures and 21 arrivals), which, according to the spokesperson, affected roughly 3,200 passengers. “It is not possible to predict now when flights will resume,” added the airport spokesman.
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