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The Munich massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by the Palestinian terrorist organization Black September, a group with ties to Yasser Arafat's Fatah organization. The terrorist operatives murdered 11 Israeli athletes and one German police officer. Five of the eight kidnappers were killed by police during an abortive rescue attempt. The three surviving captured hostage-takers were later released by Germany, following the hijacking of a Lufthansa airliner. The massacre was followed by a series of Israeli revenge assassinations of the principal planners.
Simon Reeve writes that the attack was one of the most significant terrorist incidents of recent times, one that "thrust the Palestinian cause into the world spotlight, set the tone for decades of conflict in the Middle East, and launched a new era of international terrorism". Reeve, Simon. One Day in September, 2001.
The hostage-taking
According to news sources, the Israeli athletes had enjoyed a night out on September 4, 1972, watching a performance of Fiddler on the Roof before returning to the Olympic Village. At 04:30 AM (local time) on September 5, as the athletes slept, eight tracksuit-clad members of Black September carrying duffel bags loaded with guns and grenades scaled a two-metre chain-link fence with the assistance of unsuspecting U.S. athletes who were also sneaking into the Olympic Village compound. Once inside the terrorists used stolen keys to enter two apartments being used by the Israeli team at 31 Connollystraße. More on [ Munich massacre ]
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RT @Shoq Has Obama been blamed for the Munich Olympic massacre yet? #p2 || No, but now that U mentioned it, it's prob only a matter of time
k_michael (Fake Name) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:12:49 -0000
RT @Shoq Has Obama been blamed for the Munich Olympic massacre yet? #p2 || No, but now that U mentioned it, it's prob only a matter of time
RT @Shoq: I'm back. Haven't turned on the Twitter machine. Has Obama been blamed for the Munich Olympic massacre yet? #p2
oasanchez (Orlando Sánchez) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:55:54 -0000
RT @Shoq: I'm back. Haven't turned on the Twitter machine. Has Obama been blamed for the Munich Olympic massacre yet? #p2
I'm back. Haven't turned on the Twitter machine. Has Obama been blamed for the Munich Olympic massacre yet? #p2
Shoq (Shoq Value) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:52:48 -0000
I'm back. Haven't turned on the Twitter machine. Has Obama been blamed for the Munich Olympic massacre yet? #p2
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Countering Terrorism: The Israeli Response to the 1972 Munich Olympic Massacre and the Development of Independent Covert Action Teams - Thesis examining the methodology of the covert action teams authorized by Prime Minister Golda Meir to find and assassinate those individuals responsible for the attack on the Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic games in September 1972. Specifically, the study addresses whether the operational and tactical methods utilized in this counterterrorist effort were successful relative to the original operational objectives.
Munich Remembered: 1972 Attack Led to Increased Security - CNN article recalls the massacre, and measures taken to increase security at the Olympics. Includes links to related stories and websites.
The Munich Massacre - An account of the murder of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
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Wrath of God: The Israeli Response to the 1972 Munich Olympic Massacre - An account of Israel's response to the murder of Israeli athletes by palistinian terrorists.
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