Oktoberfest has tightened security around the beer festival in the wake of a deadly knife attack in western Germany last month.

Oktoberfest implements heightened security measures after a knife attack in western Germany. Expect longer entry lines with new metal detectors.

MUNICH (AP) -- Security has tightened at Oktoberfest after a deadly knife attack last month in western Germany, and officials are warning revelers to expect longer lines to enter as metal detectors are deployed for the first time in the Bavarian beer festival's 189-year history.

Officials warned revelers to expect longer lines at entry points as metal detectors will be deployed for the first time in the Bavarian beer festival's 189-year history. Security has tightened at Oktoberfest in the wake of last month's deadly knife attack in Solingen in western Germany,

Oktoberfest has tightened security around the beer festival in the wake of a deadly knife attack in western Germany last month.