A van was burned in an explosion at a residential building in northern Munich. Photo: AP PHOTO

Police have temporarily closed Oktoberfest following a bomb threat from the suspected perpetrator of an explosion in northern Munich.

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At least one person's death is believed to be connected to the explosion at a residential building, which Munich police said was deliberately set on fire and part of a domestic dispute.

It was not immediately clear whether the deceased was the suspected perpetrator or someone else. Another person, who was not considered to be a danger to the public, remaine

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