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German Court Finalizes 12-Year Sentence for Hamburg Airport Kidnapper

The father, who abducted his daughter and threatened a terror attack in 2023, will also face deportation after serving his prison term.

Der Geiselnehmer fuhr mit seinem Auto neben eine Maschine der Turkish Airlines. Er forderte ein Flugzeug und die Ausreise für sich und seine Tochter in die Türkei
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Overview

  • The Bundesgerichtshof upheld a 12-year sentence for a father who kidnapped his four-year-old daughter and staged an armed standoff at Hamburg Airport in November 2023.
  • The man stormed the airport with weapons, Molotov cocktails, and a fake explosive belt, demanding a flight to Turkey and threatening to kill himself and his daughter.
  • The 18-hour standoff shut down the airport, caused millions in damages, and ended with the father's surrender and the child unharmed.
  • The Hamburg Regional Court convicted him in June 2024 of hostage-taking, kidnapping, bodily harm, and weapons offenses, citing his prior 2022 abduction of the child to Istanbul as an aggravating factor.
  • Authorities have confirmed the man will be deported from Germany after completing his prison sentence.