The German police closed the Oktoberfest Fairgrounds on Wednesday morning after a bomb threat of the suspected perpetrator of an explosion in Noord -München, said city officials.
It was assumed that at least the death of one person was connected in the beginning on Wednesday to the explosion in a residential building, of which the Munich police said he was intentionally set on fire and part of a domestic dispute.
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Security people are in the field of Oktoberfest that remains closed after a bomb threat in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday 1 October 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
It was not immediately clear whether the deceased was the suspected perpetrator whether someone else was. Another person, who was not considered a danger to the public, remained missing.
Specialized teams were called on the spot to harm booby traps in the building, the police said. Photos from the area also showed a burnt -out van.
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Authorities investigate the scene of a car fire, close to the home fire, is reportedly deliberately in the midst of a domestic dispute, on October 1, 2025, in the Lerchenau area of Munich, Germany. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
Officials discovered the bomb threat for the Oktoberfest in a letter from the alleged perpetrator. The police searched the trade fair area for other explosive devices and asked employees to leave the area. Authorities said the festival will be closed on Wednesday until 5 p.m. local time (1500 GMT).
This year’s Oktoberfest started on September 20 and ends 5 October. The largest beer festival in the world usually attracts up to 6 million visitors.
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The police and a police dog are seen on October 1, 2025 on the Oktoberfest Beer Festival site of Munich. (Alexandra Beier/AFP via Getty images)
In 1980 Oktoberfest was the target of a deadly Neo-Nazi attack. The bombing on the evening of 26 September 1980 claimed 13 lives, including that of three children and the attacker, student Gundolf Koehler, an in favor of a forbidden extreme right -wing group. More than 200 people were injured.
