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Oktoberfest celebrations begin in Munich
The celebration of Germany's largest Oktoberfest festival has begun in Munich.
RIA Novosti reports that at midday local time, Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter rammed a tap into a keg of beer on Theresienwiese Square. The first mug of the alcoholic beverage was traditionally drunk by Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder.
The current festival is the 189th.
The celebration will last until October 6.
A Romanian worker died while installing a carousel ahead of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich.