The Oktoberfest bombing was a far-right terrorist attack. On 26 September 1980, 13 people were killed and more than 200 injured by the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) at the main entrance of the Oktoberfest festival in Munich, West Germany. The bombing was attributed to the right-wing extremist and geology student Gundolf Köhler, who was instantly killed in the attack as the bomb exploded prematurely.
20th Century · 26th September
A terrorist bombing at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, kills 13 people and injures 213 others.
1980
Year of Event
46
Years Ago