Following a bomb threat, Munich’s Oktoberfest was initially closed on Wednesday. The entrances have now reopened. Beforehand, the venue was searched by up to 30 specialist dogs. Over 500 police ...

It's probably the world's most famous folk festival: Munich's Oktoberfest. In 2024, 6.7 million people came as guests, nearly 20 percent of them from around the world. Beer, traditions, pretzels – ...

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The Oktoberfest in Munich will remain closed today until at least 5 p.m. due to a bomb threat, mayor Dieter Reiter announced. The threat is connected to incidents that occurred in the north of Munich ...

Thousands of people in Germany are falling for fake messages about package deliveries. Reporting by BR and its international partners has found that a criminal network in Asia is behind the global ...

On February 1st, 2011 Ulrich Wilhelm took office as Director General of Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation).