Olympic Games 1972: accommodation of Israeli victims

The silhouette of a police officer in fron of the entrance to the Israeli accommodation in the Olympic village of Munich. Arabian terrorists of the group Black September had attacked the Israeli accommodation in the Olympic village, killed two Israelis and took nine hostages in the morning of 5th September. Their ultimatum: release of 200 imprisoned Palestinians and free passage with the other hostages. In the night of 6th September, the rescue operation at the military airport Furstenfeldbruck fails. All nine hostages, five terrorists, and a Munich police officer lose their lives during the operation

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Accommodation Attacked Fails Fron Furstenfeldbruck Hostages Imprisoned Israeli Israelis Lose Palestinians Terrorists Ultimatum

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