LONDON — Police within the southern German metropolis of Munich stated the well-known Oktoberfest occasion can be closed till Wednesday afternoon, following a bomb menace linked to a lethal fireplace at a house within the north of town.
“As a result of a bomb menace in reference to the explosion in northern Munich, the Theresienwiese will stay closed till 5:00 p.m.,” Munich police stated in a press release, referring to the open space west of town heart the place the pageant is situated.
“A letter from the perpetrator has been despatched to this impact,” police stated. “A call on additional motion can be made within the early afternoon.”
German cops stroll at Oktoberfest after a bomb menace in Munich, Germany, on Oct.1, 2025.
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The bomb menace was linked to a hearth at a residential constructing that killed one individual in northern Munich on Wednesday morning, authorities stated.
Police and fireplace division personnel have been dispatched to the scene within the Lerchenau space. Police stated there was a “burning residential constructing” and there they’d obtained studies of “loud bangs.”
“Based on present data, the residential constructing was intentionally set on fireplace throughout a household dispute,” police stated. “The injured individual discovered has since died. One other individual is lacking and poses no hazard.”
Police later stated they found “explosive units” within the constructing. “Particular forces have been known as in to defuse the bombs,” the police stated.
A burned van is roofed by extinguishing foam after a hearth in Munich, Germany, on Oct. 1, 2025.
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