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Closing of the beer festival in Munich: Explosives found in the suspicious backpack

A fire and an explosion occurred at the beer festival in Munich (Germany) on Wednesday, causing a dead man. The German police specify that explosives have been found in the backpack of the man who died, considered the suspect.

After the temporary closure of the beer festival in Munich after a fire and an explosion in a city building this Wednesday, October 1, the German police give new elements.

She indicates that the dead man, suspected of being behind the incidents, had a backpack containing explosives. Police had already indicated that they had found explosive devices in the residential building where the incident had occurred.

“As part of the investigation, a letter was found written by the suspect near the location of the crime. It contained a non -specific threat of an explosive attack in reference to the Oktoberfest,” which welcomes hundreds of thousands of people every day, the police added in a statement.

Current excavations

During what the police call “family conflict”, the mother and daughter of the suspect were injured, who then committed suicide, “according to the first elements of the investigation.

It is assumed that the beer festival will resume at 5 pm excavations have been made, especially looking for explosives.

Author: AB with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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