6 Nov 2023

Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 6 November 2023
A man at the centre of a hostage standoff at Hamburg Airport was arrested and led away by police.

A man at the centre of a hostage standoff at Hamburg Airport was arrested and led away by police. Photo: AFP / DPA / Jonas Walzberg

An 18-hour hostage situation at Hamburg airport has just been resolved with a suspect detained and a child uninjured.

It began when an armed man drove through a security barrier and on to the tarmac, firing two shots and throwing two burning bottles out of the car.

It appears to have been a custody dispute. And a widespread survey finds racism across Europe is on the rise.