Munich struggles to come to terms with the killings

Munich struggles to come to terms with the killings
By Christopher Cummins with AGENCIES
Share this articleComments
Share this articleClose Button
Copy/paste the article video embed link below:Copy to clipboardCopied

Munich is coming to terms with the trauma of the killings that left nine innocent people dead.

ADVERTISEMENT

Munich is coming to terms with the trauma of the killings that left nine innocent people dead.

A festival planned to celebrate 500 years of the Reinheitsgebot, or the German Beer Purity Law, has been cancelled as a mark of respect.

.oldemeckbrew</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/500years?src=hash">#500years</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Reinheitsgebot?src=hash">#Reinheitsgebot</a> …mmm, sure. Any reason to celebrate with good beer! (w/<a href="https://twitter.com/angela_s_bryant">angela_s_bryant) pic.twitter.com/r7LKDv71TP

— LⒶNE (@freexjc) July 23, 2016

“I was scared. I live not far from the crime scene and the sirens just wouldn’t stop screaming, but then it became clear, that nobody really knew what was happening,” said one woman, another still felt apprehensive: “Of course there is also fear. I am not sure if I will go to Octoberfest, but we should, we should just carry on.”

For brewer Brave Eagle Chief from Cheyenne Beer there is a financial impact:“Here there are many small producers who have invested a lot and travelled a long way and the fact the festival is cancelled is a big blow. But we have to think of others and the situation.”

Euronews correspondent in Munich is Olaf Bruns:“Overall, the people of Munich have reacted with calm and many are relieved that it was a lone attacker, because they feel this will reduce the probability of another attack.”

Share this articleComments

You might also like

Four dead and 21 injured after fire in German nursing home

Munich airport advises passengers to stay at home as flights cancelled due to heavy snow

Five killed in construction site incident in Germany after scaffolding collapses