Munich's Oktoberfest fairgrounds reopen after bomb threat and deadly explosion

German constabulary completed a information expanse astatine nan Oktoberfest fairgrounds and said nan famed brew show was reopening aft an hours-long closure owed to a bomb threat by a fishy linked to an explosion connected Wednesday crossed municipality successful bluish Munich.

Police successful Bavaria, nan authorities wherever Munich is located, said nan fishy was believed to beryllium a 57-year-old German national who, according to preliminary findings, had taken his ain life adjacent a reservoir successful bluish Munich.

The information cognition astatine nan Oktoberfest tract was completed aft nan explosive threat linked to nan fishy "was not confirmed," Munich constabulary said connected nan X platform.

The suspect, who had been surviving successful nan municipality of Starnberg southbound of nan city, had been carrying a backpack containing an explosive device, a Bavaria constabulary connection said earlier.

City constabulary said nan blast earlier dawn successful bluish Munich astatine a residential building, which had been deliberately group connected fire, appeared connected to a home dispute.

During nan first investigation, a missive written by nan fishy and recovered adjacent nan crime segment contained a "non-specific" threat of explosives related to Oktoberfest, Bavaria constabulary said.

The suspect's 81-year-old mother and 21-year-old daughter, who is simply a German-Brazilian dual national, were injured successful nan incident and had been hospitalized for treatment, nan connection added.

Specialised teams were called to nan segment to defuse booby traps successful nan building, constabulary said. Photos from nan area besides showed a burned-out van.

Images from nan Oktoberfest grounds showed constabulary successful fluorescent vests operating nearly-barren pavement adjacent roller coasters and different rides and attractions that are portion of nan world's largest brew festival, which usually attracts up to 6 cardinal visitors.

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said searches were conducted pinch sniffer dogs and technological devices astatine nan Oktoberfest site.

Bavaria constabulary said much than 500 officers were deployed.

In 1980, Oktoberfest was nan target of a deadly neo-Nazi attack.

The bombing connected nan evening of September 26, 1980, claimed 13 lives, including that of 3 children and nan attacker, student Gundolf Koehler, a protagonist of a banned far-right group. More than 200 group were wounded.

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