Accordance to Mayor Dieter Reiter, there is a “Threat of Explosives Directed Against the Oktoberfest.”
In The Early Morning, A Fire Broke Out in A Residential Building in The North of Munich. Witnesses also Heard Bangs and Shots. Emergency Services Found an Injured person Further On, Police Write. This person died later. Another is still missing.
Police also Found Explosives, Accordance to Local News Site BR24 and the German Newspaper Bild . The Bomb Disposal Service is Dismantling Them.
Accordance to Mayor Reiter, a letter from the suspected perpetrator was found. IT CONCERNS THE DECEASED PERSON. The content of the letter has not bone disclosed. Reiter speaks of A “Verified Threat of Explosives Directed Against the Oktoberfest,” Writes BR24 .
The Police Previously Assumed A Conflict in the Domestic Sphere. They are now investigating, Among Other Things, The Theresienwiese, The Festival Location of Oktoberfest.
The Festival Organization Confirms That The Site is closed Until at Least 5:00 pm. The Festival Attracts Approximately Six Million Visitors Annually and Will Enter Its Final Weekend Next Weekend.