Oktoberfest reopens after fatal house fire and bomb threat

"Police said the 57-year-old man had opened fire on his parents with a self-made weapon in an attack that started before dawn. He then set their house on fire, having earlier booby-trapped the building. Police said they believed he had probably killed his 90-year-old father, whose body was seen but could not be recovered from the still-burning house in the city's leafy northern Lerchenau district."

"A German man went on a deadly gun, explosives and arson rampage against his family and then killed himself on Wednesday, sparking security fears in Munich that closed the world-famous Oktoberfest for seven hours. Authorities decided to close the event temporarily after finding a note the man had dropped in a nearby letterbox that included a vague threat to the Bavarian city's beer festival. The mayor of Munich, Dieter Reiter, then gave the all-clear in the afternoon and the event reopened in the evening."

"Bomb squads were called in because the man had rigged the building with explosives reportedly grenades attached to trip wires and was also carrying an explosives-laden backpack. During his rampage, he had also set three vehicles ablaze outside the house, including his own van, police said. The crime sparked a major police mobilisation shortly before 5:00 am local time and then the evacuation of nearby residents and a local school."

A 57-year-old man opened fire on his parents before dawn with a self-made weapon, then booby-trapped the house and set it ablaze. He likely killed his 90-year-old father, whose body could not be recovered, and shot his 81-year-old mother, who was hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds. A 21-year-old daughter was injured and rescued by firefighters after threatening to jump from the first floor. The man rigged grenades to trip wires, carried an explosives-laden backpack, and set three vehicles on fire. He ran, was spotted by a police helicopter, and killed himself in a lakeside park after a short pursuit. A note with a vague threat prompted a seven-hour Oktoberfest closure and the deployment of about 500 first responders; nearby residents and a school were evacuated.

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