Overview

• The festival grounds were closed for several hours on Wednesday while special units and sniffer dogs searched, and gates reopened at 17:30 following an all-clear.
• Investigators say the suspect set a house in Lerchenau on fire, planted explosive devices and left a letter referencing the Wiesn before killing himself near a nearby lake.
• One person presumed to be the suspect’s 90-year-old father was found dead in the burned home, and a 21-year-old daughter and an 81-year-old woman were injured.
• Organisers say vouchers remain valid and many missed midday reservations can be rebooked through tent offices, with refunds handled individually by each tent.
• The hospitality group Dehoga proposed a one-day extension to recoup losses, but Wiesn chief Christian Scharpf, wirte spokesman Peter Inselkammer and Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann deem it unrealistic due to staffing and logistics.