Overview

• The festival, closed through the day, reopened around 17:30 after police declared the site safe.
• Early-morning explosions, fire, and gunfire in Lerchenau left two dead and two injured, with police identifying the suspected perpetrator as 57-year-old Martin P. who killed his father and then himself.
• Investigators recovered a letter threatening Oktoberfest, which triggered evacuations, staff removal from Theresienwiese, and canine sweeps and technical checks.
• Police say evidence points to a family dispute rather than terrorism, and they dismissed an online “Antifa” claim as opportunistic.
• Roughly 700 residents near the blast site were secured as bomb squads disarmed devices, and consular officials reported no Italian citizens were involved.