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The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack carried out during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September, who infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team, and took nine others hostage.
On September 5, 1972, eleven Israeli athletes were taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists at the Summer Olympics in Munich and later killed during a botched rescue attempt at a nearby airport.
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Sep 4, 2022 · JERUSALEM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Ankie Spitzer was 26 years old when her husband Andre, a coach of the Israeli fencing team, was killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics, 50...
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Sep 5, 2012 · Sept. 5, 2012. Nightly News. Munich massacre: From the Archives. NBC’s John Chancellor and Robert Hager report the attack during the 1972 Olympics in Munich, when members of the Israeli Olympic...
E60 goes in-depth with "The Survivor," an account of the 1972 Munich massacre at the Summer Olympics. Tune in on Tuesday at 7:30 ET on ESPN and immediately following on ESPN+.
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How the 1972 Munich Olympic Games turned into tragedy. The crisis precipitated by Black September at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games led to the deaths of 11 Israelis and a police officer. Learn more about the event in this video.
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May 9, 2024 · Learn about the Munich massacre of 1972. Overview of the Munich massacre, in which members of the militant Palestinian group Black September took 11 Israeli athletes hostage during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany; all the hostages were killed. (more) See all videos for this article.
