"A fire at a detached house in northern Munich and explosions in the area set off a large emergency operation on Wednesday, with police and firefighters blocking roads. A police investigation, triggered by a note on the suspect's person mentioning the world-renowned Oktoberfest beer festival, led to the event's opening being delayed. But by mid-afternoon, Munich's Mayor Dieter Reiter said that it would reopen at 5:30 p.m. local time (1530 GMT/UTC), after police found no signs of danger at the city center site in the Theresienwiese."
"Police believe that the suspect, a 57-year-old man, set the house on fire before committing suicide near a lake in the vicinity in the Lerchenau district of northern Munich. He had explosives in a backpack he was carrying which needed to be defused. The suspect's 81-year-old mother and 21-year-old daughter were both injured and were receiving hospital treatment, Munich Police said."
"Police investigating the house said explosive traps were also detected in the affected building. "Special forces were called in for defusing. We are on site with numerous emergency response personnel," police said in a statement on X. "According to the current state of knowledge, the residential building was deliberately set on fire in the context of a family dispute," police said. Police posted that an investigation was underway that involved possible links to other parts of the city, including the Theresienwiese festival grounds. "We are currently investigating in all directions. Possible connections to other locations in Munich are being examined, including the Theresienwiese. For this reason, the opening of the festival grounds is delayed." Munich authorities said the grounds were shut down as a precaution after a letter was found on the suspect's person which mentioned the event."
A detached house in northern Munich caught fire and explosions in the area prompted a large emergency response with roads blocked. Investigators found explosive traps in the building and special forces were deployed to defuse devices. Police believe a 57-year-old man deliberately set the house on fire and later committed suicide near a nearby lake; he carried explosives in a backpack. An 81-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman were injured and hospitalized. A note on the suspect referencing Oktoberfest led authorities to temporarily close the Theresienwiese festival grounds before declaring no danger and reopening later that afternoon.
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