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On to Munich



Category: My latest Europe trip | Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:55 am

From there it was on to Munich, which was a very beautiful place. Even though it was raining it was still very nice.

Here is where the Munich Olympics were held in 1972. This Olympics, you will remember, was marred by terrorism.
On the morning of September 5, with six days left in the Games, the worst tragedy in Olympic history hit. Eight Arab terrorists stormed into the Olympic village and raided the apartment building that housed the Israeli contingent. Two Israeli athletes were killed and nine more were seized as hostages. They demanded the release of over 200 Palestinians serving time in Israeli jails, along with two renowned German terrorists.

After a day of unsuccessful negotiations, the terrorists collected the hostages and headed for the military airport in Munich for a flight back to the Middle East. At the airport, German sharpshooters opened fire, killing three of the Palestinians. A horrifying gun battle ensued, claiming the lives of all nine of the hostages, along with one policeman and two terrorists.




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Gardenstew wrote on Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:58 am:

Thanks for the history lesson Craig. Hard to believe that that happened there, very tragic indeed. Did you know that Steven Speilberg is making a movie about events after the disaster?




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