At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, eight members of the Palestinian terror group Black September take eleven Israeli athletes hostage, demanding the release of prisoners. Twenty hours after it began, their mission would be a failure; five of the terrorist would be dead, along with all eleven athletes. Learn the history of violence, occupation, and retribution that led to one of the most infamous terrorist plots in modern history.
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, eight members of the Palestinian terror group Black September take eleven Israeli athletes hostage, demanding the release of prisoners. Twenty hours after it began, their mission would be a failure; five of the terrorist would be dead, along with all eleven athletes. Learn the history of violence, occupation, and retribution that led to one of the most infamous terrorist plots in modern history.