The man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said.
The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl appears to be unharmed.
A psychologist had been negotiating with the man for 18 hours. Nobody was injured during the standoff after all passengers had evacuated the airport, police said.Police spokeswoman Sandra Levgruen said that officers were checking whether the suspect"still has any explosive devices on him or with him or whether they are still in the car," dpa reported.
More than 100 flights were canceled and several planes were rerouted. Thousands of travelers had been affected by the standoff and hundreds were put up at hotels close by.
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