The Munich Massacre refers to the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Bavaria, Germany when 11 Israeli Olympic Team members were taken hostage and killed by the Palestinian group Black September. Shortly after they took the hostages, they demanded that 234 prisoners be released from their Israeli jails. They also demanded for the release of the founders of the German Red Army Faction, who were in German prisons.
The terrorists were given logistical support by German neo-Nazis. Television crews filmed the whole situation throughout the days live. Consequently, the terrorists were able to watch the police prepare their attacks. Eventually the terrorists killed eleven Israeli athletes and coaches and a German police officer.
Five of the eight Black September members were killed by police during a failed rescue attempt. The three surviving terrorists were captured and later released by the German police after the Black September group hijacked an airliner.
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