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German police closed the Oktoberfest fairgrounds Wednesday morning following a bomb threat from the suspected perpetrator of an explosion in northern Munich, metropolis officers stated.
A minimum of one particular person’s loss of life was believed to be related to the explosion at a residential constructing early Wednesday, which Munich police stated was deliberately set on fire and a part of a home dispute.
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Safety folks stand within the space of Oktoberfest that stays closed after a bomb risk in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Picture/Matthias Schrader)
It was not instantly clear whether or not the deceased was the suspected perpetrator or another person. One other particular person, who was not thought of to be a hazard to the general public, remained lacking.
Specialised groups had been known as to the scene to defuse booby traps within the constructing, police stated. Photographs from the realm additionally confirmed a burned-out van.
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Authorities examine the scene of a automobile hearth, near the home hearth reportedly set on function amid a home dispute, on Oct. 1, 2025, within the Lerchenau space of Munich, Germany. (Johannes Simon/Getty Pictures)
Officers found the bomb risk to Oktoberfest in a letter from the alleged perpetrator. Police searched the fairgrounds for other explosive devices and requested staff to depart the realm. Authorities stated the pageant can be closed at the least till 5 p.m. native time (1500 GMT) Wednesday.
This yr’s Oktoberfest started on Sept. 20 and ends Oct. 5. The world’s largest beer pageant often attracts as much as 6 million guests.
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Police and a police canine are seen on the Munich Oktoberfest beer pageant grounds on Oct. 1, 2025, after Oktoberfest was closed over a bomb risk as police investigated a lethal incident elsewhere in Munich by which a home was rigged with explosives and burned. (ALEXANDRA BEIER/AFP through Getty Pictures)
In 1980, Oktoberfest was the goal of a lethal neo-Nazi assault. The bombing on the night of Sept. 26, 1980 claimed 13 lives, together with that of three youngsters and the attacker, pupil Gundolf Koehler, a supporter of a banned far-right group. Greater than 200 folks had been wounded.
