German cops shot dead knifeman who attacked fans watching match at Euros party as rampage leaves ‘one dead’ & 3 injured
A CRAZED knifeman has attacked a group of football fans at a Euros garden party before being shot dead by German cops.
The supporters were enjoying their first game against Scotland on Friday night when the attacker came into their backyard just minutes after kick-off.
German cops were called to the scene at a home in Wolmirstedt at around 9.30pm.
Police shot the attacker at the scene after he attempted to attack the officers.
“Firearms were used,” a police spokesperson told Bild on Saturday morning.
“The perpetrator died in hospital.”
Two out of the three people attacked were left seriously injured.
He reportedly threatened another group of people with a knife in a nearby garden prior to his Euros party rampage, according to Magdeburger Volksstimme.
In a separate attack, the knifeman also killed a man in an apartment building, Bild reports.
Also on Friday evening, a EURO 2024 fan zone in Berlin was locked down after a suspicious object was found in the viewing area.
Cops announced the shock find as well as one arrest as bomb-sniffing dogs and disposal experts were rushing to the venue just hours before the opening match between Germany and Scotland.
Police announced on social media that they found the object during a routine check before fans pile in to the venue over the weekend.
One man was arrested and taken away after he left a backpack by the entrance, German media reports.
Local police announced: “A suspicious object was found in the entrance area on Scheidemannstrasse Fanzone.
“This area is currently not available to fans. Our colleagues are checking the object.
The area was then closed off to the public as investigations continued.
The German capital is set to be bustling when its first match on Saturday sees a blockbuster tie as Spain and Croatia face-off.
Six matches are scheduled to take place in Berlin across June and July including the final.
Germany has already deployed a huge security operation across the nation after fears of hooliganism and terrorism plague the tournament.
A robust “ring of steel” has been set up around stadiums to secure high profile Euros games made up of thousands of armed cops to shield against potential attacks.
The prolific death cult, ISIS, has hurled out repeated threats against events like the Euros, Champions League and Paris Olympics in recent months.
It has also been revealed that fans who feel “unsafe” or “threatened” during the tournament have been told to say “Panama” to police or staff to get help.
Competition organisers in Gelsenkirchen – where England face Serbia on Sunday – sent out the message on Friday to fans.
Upon hearing the word Panama staff are meant to “immediately offer the possibility of a place to retreat”.
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