Oktoberfest closed after a threat of bomb linked to the Munich explosion

German police on Wednesday morning closed the Oktuberfest Fair field following a threat of bomb of the alleged author of an explosion in northern Munich, city officials said.

At least the death of a person would have been linked to the explosion in a residential building early on Wednesday, which, according to the Munich police, was deliberately burnt down and was part of a domestic dispute.

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The residents of security are held in the Oktoberfest district which remains closed after a threat of bomb in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, October 1, 2025. (Photo AP / Matthias Schrader)

He was not immediately clear if the deceased was the suspected attacker or someone else. Another person, who was not considered a danger to the public, remained missing.

Specialized teams were called to the scene to defuse traps in the building, the police said. Photos from the region have also shown a burned van.

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The authorities investigate the scene of a fire of cars, near the fire in the Chamber would have been expressly in the middle of a domestic dispute, on October 1, 2025, in the Lerchenau region of Munich, Germany. (Johannes Simon / Getty Images)

The officials discovered the threat to the bomb against the Oktoberfest in a letter from the alleged aggressor. Police searched the fairs for other explosive devices and asked workers to leave the region. The authorities said the festival will be closed at least until 5 p.m. local time (1,500 GMT) on Wednesday.

The Oktoberfest of this year started on September 20 and ends on October 5. The world’s largest beer festival generally attracts up to 6 million visitors.

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Police and a police dog are seen on the field of the Munich Oktuberfest beer festival on October 1, 2025, after the Oktoberfest was closed on a threat of bomb while the police investigated a deadly incident elsewhere in Munich in which a house was rigged with explosives and burned. (Alexandra Beier / AFP via Getty Images)

In 1980, the Oktoberfest was the target of a deadly neonazia attack. The bombing of the evening of September 26, 1980 made 13 lives, including that of three children and the striker, the student Gundolf Koehler, supporter of a prohibited far right group. More than 200 people were injured.