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Munich ‘72: The Tragedy that Shook the Olympics

2024/10/18
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The Munich hostage situation was a terrorist attack that occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany: 

  • What happened: On September 5, 1972, eight members of the Palestinian militant group Black September invaded the Olympic Village and: 

  • Failed rescue attempt: rescue attempt by the German police failed, resulting in: The deaths of all hostages, five of the captors, and a West German policeman