Is Right-Wing Extremism Being Underestimated in the Federal Republic of Germany?
The Munich Bombing Was a Sign On the evening of September 26, just before 10:30 PM, a deadly bomb exploded amidst the festive, beer-induced party atmosphere of Munich’s Oktoberfest. The bomb attack took place directly in front of the main entrance to the Oktoberfest grounds, where approximately 200,000 people were gathered at that moment; it cost thirteen people their lives and injured more than two hundred others, some seriously. The circumstances surrounding this bloody event have yet to be thoroughly clarified. It was clear from the beginning that it was a terrorist attack, and it was only a matter of hours before the bureau of investigation discovered clues pointing to a suspect in the right-wing extremist scene. According to Federal Prosecutor General [Kurt] Rebmann, who is leading the investigation, there is now virtually no doubt that the bomb was planted by 22-year-old geology student Gundolf Köhler, who was himself torn to pieces in the blast. Traces of paint and metal particl
