Overview

• Festival grounds will remain closed until at least 5 p.m. local time as officers search Theresienwiese for explosive devices.
• Police say the Lerchenau home was deliberately set on fire in the context of a family dispute and was rigged with booby traps.
• One person found near the scene has died of injuries sustained in the incident, while another person is missing but not considered a danger.
• Bomb-disposal teams and special forces are defusing devices at the property as roads are cordoned and a nearby school is shut.
• Investigators recovered a written threat against Oktoberfest and are probing links to other locations, with tabloid claims about the suspect still unconfirmed by police.