Hamburg police latest: Armed man threatens to blow up building in German city
Police have been scrambled to the scene as the man is reportedly armed with a knife.
A man armed with a knife has reportedly barricaded himself inside a building in a German city and threatened to blow it up.
The incident is unfolding in Schaferstrasse, the Eimsbettel area of Hamburg, Germany, according to local media outlet Bild.
Emergency services have been deployed to the scene in large numbers, with ambulances, fire brigades and special police units all attending.
The street has been cordoned off over a wide area with a safety barrier set up in front of the building in case the man tries o jump out of a window.
Relatives of the man reported that he was in a state of psychological emergency to the police, according to Bild.
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Man led away by police
The man has been overpowered by police.
He was led away barefoot by police officers, put in a patrol car and taken to the nearby station.
The medical officer has been called in.
Man in 'psychological emergency'
The man who barricaded himself in the building was reported to the police for a "psychological emergency" by his family, according to local media outlet Bild.
Emergency services attending the scene
Police, ambulance and fire services have swarmed the scene.
A special operations unit from the police has been deployed, surrounding the house with submachine guns and police dog.
Fire brigades with turntable ladder trucks are also on site, checking if there is a gas connection.
Man barricades himself in apartment building
At 2pm, a man barricaded himself inside an apartment building on Kleiner Schaferkamp Street. According to ocal outlet Bild, he threatened to blow up the building.
Where is the incident happening?
The incident is unfolding in Schaferstrasse in Eimsbettel area of the German city Hamburg.