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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James C. Reynolds

BIZARRE: Munich oktoberfest fairgrounds closed after bomb threat and deadly explosion - What They Never Told You

The Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich was closed on Wednesday after police said they found explosives in a residential building in the city that caught fire and killed at least one person.

Special forces were investigating an area in the north of Munich earlier in the day, where the Bild newspaper and multiple other reports said shots and explosions had been heard.

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