Bomb threat temporarily closes Oktoberfest in Munich
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Munich's famous Oktoberfest event briefly closed on Wednesday following a bomb threat linked to a fire at a residence in the north of the city, police said. A 57-year-old German man who police said was behind the threat was found near the residence with a backpack containing an explosive device that had to be defused.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken up the baton at Munich’s Oktoberfest. The former California governor spontaneously conducted a live band and the singing crowd in a beer tent on Friday night.