The Munich Oktoberfest will reopen Wednesday evening after blasts, explosive booby-traps, and a major fire in the city linked to a written bomb threat against the festival triggered a police lockdown.

One man, believed by police to be the perpetrator, was found dead after an explosion and fire in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday. A handwritten note making allusions to the world-famous Oktoberfest cultural festival and explosives found near the scene saw its venue closed for hours while police swept for bombs.

Police later said they were satisfied that the evening’s festivities could take place after they completed their sweeps.

Officers were initially summoned in the early hours of Wednesday morning when local residents in a Munich suburb were woken by the sound of a blast and gunshots, wh

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