Munich Oktoberfest Fairgrounds Closed
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The Oktoberfest grounds were reopened after police determined that the bomb threat linked to the suspect “was not confirmed”, Munich police said on the X platform. The suspect, who had been living in the town of Starnberg south of the city, had been carrying a backpack containing an explosive device, a Bavaria police statement said earlier.
Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, is preparing to reopen after being closed Wednesday because of a bomb threat and an explosion in a residential building that also burned nearby cars. One man died.
Police in Bavaria, the state where Munich is located, said the suspected attacker was believed to be a 57-year-old German citizen who had committed suicide near a lake in northern Munich.
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