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Munich Explosions Probe Finds Second Body as Police Focus on Family Dispute

Authorities frame the case as a paternity‑fueled family dispute, with the Oktoberfest threat traced to the suspect’s letter.

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Ein Blaulicht ist auf dem Dach eines Polizeifahrzeugs zu sehen.
Der Seenotrettungskreuzer „Felix Sand“ der DGzRS bekämpft den Brand auf einer Segelyacht vor Travemünde.
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Overview

  • Police recovered a body from the burned Lerchenau home; forensic identification is pending, though investigators believe it is the 90-year-old father.
  • The suspected perpetrator, a 57-year-old from Starnberg, was found dead at a nearby lake, which police say appears to be a suicide.
  • An 81-year-old mother suffered a gunshot wound and a 21-year-old daughter was rescued by ladder with minor injuries, according to officials.
  • Explosive devices and booby-traps were discovered, including a rucksack detonator that specialists defused, and an unspecific letter referencing the Oktoberfest prompted hours of searches before the festival reopened at 17:30.
  • Separately, Polish authorities detained a Ukrainian sought by Germany in the 2022 Nord Stream probe, and a Karlsruhe judge ordered custody for one of three Berlin suspects in a Hamas investigation.