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Germany’s Oktoberfest to reopen after bomb scare
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[Source: Reuters]The Oktoberfest will reopen after police found nothing suspicious in a major operation prompted by a bomb threat and the discovery of explosives in a Munich residential building after an incident that left at least one person dead.
The Oktoberfest, which last year attracted 6.7 million visitors who consumed about 7 million litres of beer, will reopen at 5:30 p.m. (1530 GMT), its website said.
Article continues after advertisementDISAPPOINTED REVELLERS WAITED OUTSIDEHowever, on Wednesday the Ferris wheel and roller coaster stood eerily still as lederhosen-clad revellers stood around nervously outside the venue.
Police said the residential building had been deliberately set on fire in a family dispute and one person had died.
Earlier, police said a 57-year-old German was suspected of setting fire to a building due to a family dispute.