Security officials abruptly shut down the Munich Oktoberfest fairgrounds on Wednesday after police received a bomb threat linked to a deadly explosion in northern Munich earlier the same day.
According to Munich police, the threat was discovered in a letter believed to have been written by the suspected perpetrator of the blast. The explosion occurred inside a residential building that had been deliberately set on fire, leaving at least one person dead. Authorities indicated the incident appeared connected to a domestic dispute, though they have not confirmed whether the deceased individual was the suspect or another person.
