Munich's Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival, opened Saturday under heightened security following a string of attacks in Germany attributed to jihadists. The tighter police security this year comes after a spate of extremist attacks, including a deadly knife rampage in the city of Solingen last month.
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00:00Music
00:20The music, the music and to celebrate with the people.
00:24The tradition, that everyone comes together in honor.
00:27Crowd noise
00:52Crowd noise
00:59Not really. We ran just like last year and had few concerns.
01:03Exactly.
01:04Yes, we did.
01:06We were worried and we thought we would be more controlled.
01:10But I think, because it's the first day, we weren't controlled at all.
01:14No bags and nothing.
01:16Yes, because everyone started running and then it was a bit difficult.
01:19Difficult, yes.
01:20Crowd noise
01:33Cheers!
01:35Cheers guys!