Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks at the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the right-wing terrorist attack on the Oktoberfest at the Theresienwiese in Munich, Germany, Sept. 26, 2020. On the evening of September 26, 1980, a bomb killed twelve visitors to the Oktoberfest and the assassin. More than 200 people were injured. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)
Senior officials and survivors paid tribute Saturday to the victims of a deadly neoNazi attack on Munichs Oktoberfest 40 years ago, as Germanys president warned that farright extremism remains a persistent problem in the country.
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- Last Updated: September 26, 2020, 7:15 PM IST
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