For Munich, Summit Is Proving Ground; Security Paramount Amid Memories of 1972 Olympic MassacreMarc Fisher
Munich massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games A Palestinian terrorist appearing on a balcony in the Munich Olympic Village, where... Fairfax Media—The Sydney Morning Herald/Getty Images Mark Spitz at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games American swimmer Mark Spitz at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. ...
Munich 1972: Munich Massacre Munich massacre, 1972 Olympic Games A Palestinian terrorist appearing on a balcony in the Munich Olympic Village, where members of the Israeli team were being held hostage. Fairfax Media—The Sydney Morning Herald/Getty Images ...
and a dazzling drone show, the event encapsulated the resilience and unity of the global community. A minute of silence commemorated the 50th anniversary of the massacre at the Munich Olympics and the 10th anniversary of the disastrous Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, adding a solemn...
But that is all overshadowed by a September 5 terrorist attack that saw eight Palestinian members of the group Black September storm the Olympic Village, killing two members of the Israeli team and taking nine others hostage. The massacre ends with all nine Israeli hostages, five terrorists and ...
The Olympics were suspended after the initial attack, but after the so-called Munich Massacre concluded, the president of the International Olympic Committee declared that "the Games must go on." 1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada The Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada. (Image credit: ...
1972 Munich, West Germany mascot The Games were largely overshadowed by what has come to be known as the Munich massacre. On September 5 a group of eight Palestinians belonging to the Black September organization broke into the Olympic Village and took nine Israeli athletes, coaches and officials...
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— BERLIN AND MUNICH, GERMANY Germany hosted two notorious games: The 1936 Berlin Olympics, which Adolf Hitler tried to turn into a showcase of Aryan supremacy, and the 1972 Munich Olympics, married by a hostage crisis that left 11 Israelis dead. ...
Munich Olympic Massacre Remembered