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After the Munich explosion, Oktoberfest will be closed on Wednesday

The Oktoberfest festival in Munich is closed on Wednesday at least until 5 pm (1500 GMT), after police discovered explosives inside a residential house in the city's north that had caught fire, killing one person.

Special forces in Munich were conducting an investigation as part of a large operation, which police had said earlier did not pose a danger to the public. The area was located north of the city where Bild and other media reported that shots and explosions could be heard.

The police said that the building was deliberately set ablaze in a dispute between family members. One person was found dead and another missing but was not in danger.

According to the police, special forces were needed to defuse the booby-traps that had been found in this building.

"We are investigating all possible connections." Munich Police said on WhatsApp that they are investigating possible connections with other locations in Munich, including the Theresienwiese where the Oktoberfest takes place.

The police said that the delay in the festival's opening was due to this.

Oktoberfest, which is the largest folk festival in the world, began on September 20. It will conclude on October 5.

The Oktoberfest website announced that it will be closed on Wednesday, September 12, until 5pm due to the explosion in the northern part of Munich.

(source: Reuters)