Berlin
Reuters
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The Oktoberfest beer competition in Munich will remain shut on Wednesday till at the very least 5 pm (1500 GMT) after police stated they found explosives in a residential constructing in the north of the town that caught fireplace and left one particular person lifeless.
As a part of a significant operation that police earlier stated posed no hazard to the general public, particular forces have been investigating an space in the north of Munich the place Bild newspaper and a number of different reviews stated photographs and explosions had been heard.
Police stated the residential constructing had been intentionally set on fireplace in a household dispute and one one that was discovered there had died and one other was lacking, however not believed to be in hazard.
Special forces had to be introduced in to defuse booby traps discovered in the constructing, in accordance to police.
“We are currently investigating all possibilities. Possible connections to other locations in Munich are being examined, including the Theresienwiese (where the Oktoberfest is located),” stated Munich police on the WhatsApp messaging service.
“For this reason, the opening of the festival grounds has been delayed,” police added.
The Oktoberfest, the world’s largest folks competition, opened on September 20 and can finish on October 5.
On its web site, the Oktoberfest stated it could remain shut on Wednesday till 5 pm in reference to the explosion in northern Munich.