US EditionMunich Oktoberfest fairgrounds closed after bomb threat and deadly explosion
- German police closed the Oktoberfest fairgrounds in Munich on Wednesday due to a bomb threat linked to a deadly explosion.
- The closure followed an early Wednesday explosion in northern Munich that resulted from a domestic dispute according to police.
- Police evacuated the area, advised workers to leave, searched for other explosives, and deployed bomb defusal teams to manage potential booby traps.
- The blast caused at least one death, though it remains unclear whether the deceased was the suspect, and one person is still unaccounted for.
- Oktoberfest, which began September 20 and runs until October 5, typically attracts millions, so the closure disrupts the festival’s significant cultural event.
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After a bomb threat, the Oktoberfest is open again. In the case related to a major fire in the north of Munich, the investigators assume a family dispute. In addition to the suspect, a second person died.
The Oktoberfest, which attracts Germans from all over the country and foreign tourists, was suspended all day this October due to a possible explosive warning.
Due to a bomb threat, the Oktoberfest in Munich did not open for a long time on Wednesday. Now the decision is made as to how things will continue in the evening.
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Deadly family drama in Munich briefly shuts Oktoberfest
Germany's famed Oktoberfest was briefly shut Wednesday after threats against it by a man who had torched his parents' home with family inside, and was later found with an explosives-laden backpack.
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