Munich gets "two men from Arab countries" off the street during Oktoberfest
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AP:
MUNICH - Two men with suspected links to Islamic extremists were taken
into custody by Munich police, and security at the Oktoberfest beer festival
has been increased as videos threatening Germany continued to surface on the
Internet, officials said Monday.
Two men from Arab countries were arrested Saturday, the same day authorities
banned flights over Oktoberfest, said Munich police chief Wilhelm
Schmidbauer.
Such bans are usually imposed only during visits by high-ranking state
visits. Traffic was also restricted around the Theresienwiese, the 77-acre
festival grounds where Oktoberfest is held for 16 days each year. This
year's event began Sept. 19.
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Schmidbauer would not release their names, but said both men have lived in
Munich a long time.
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date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:59:58 GMT
author: Larry Hammick
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