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The airport of the city of Hamburg was closed on Saturday night after an armed man drove a vehicle through the gate, German media reported.

The suspect allegedly shot the weapon twice in the air, German newspaper Die Welt said, citing a police spokesperson.

Police also said that the man's wife had contacted them earlier about a possible child abduction.

"We are currently assuming a static hostage situation," Hamburg police wrote on X, previously known as Twitter.

In the meantime, a police spokesman confirmed that there was a 4-year-old girl in the man's car, which was parked under an airplane. 

Police added later that they believe "a custody dispute is behind this operation." 

According to federal police spokesman Thomas Gerbert, a large number of state and federal police officers were on the scene.

dh/jsi (dpa, AP, Reuters)