Olympic Games 1972: coffin with a killed Israeli

A coffin with a killed Israeli is carried out of the Munich Olympic village on 6 September 1972. 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 evening, the terrorists fly with their hostages in two helicopters to the military airport Furstenfeldbruck. Hours later, the rescue operation fails. All nine hostages, five terrorists, and a Munich police officer lose their lives during the operation, three terrorists get injured and defeated

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

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