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NPR's Melissa Block talks with Michael Brenner, professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, about the review the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack that killed 11 Israeli athletes.
BERLIN — Germany said Friday that it has set up an international commission of experts to review the events surrounding the terrorist attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics, a panel that stems from ...
A Look Back: 1972 Munich Games. By ABC News. August 29, 2002, 4:25 PM. Sept. 1 -- The 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, ... in addition to their safe exit from Munich.
Munich 1972 was the birthplace of Germany’s GSG-9.) The world watched on in horror as the masked terrorists stalked across the balconies. Finally the terrorists agreed to accept a flight, ...
In 1972 at the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, 11 Israeli Olympic athletes and coaches were murdered during a Palestinian terrorist attack by a group called Black September.
Germany's mishandling of the hostage crisis and a botched rescue attempt led to the formation of the GSG 9 tactical police unit. For 10 days, the 1972 Munich Olympics showcased the joy of sports.
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – Victims of the attack on the Israeli team at the 1972 Olympic Games were remembered by Germany and Israel on Wednesday with a memorial, following a long campaign b… ...
BERLIN — Germany named an international panel of experts on Friday to review the 1972 Munich Olympics attack by Palestinian militants that killed 11 Israeli athletes, completing the last step in ...
BERLIN (AP) — The presidents of Germany and Israel on Wednesday inaugurated a memorial to 11 Israeli athletes and coaches and a West German police officer killed 45 years ago during an attack by a ...
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine Luis Barrionuevo’s memories of the 1972 Munich Games should be dominated by his first Olympic experience as a young high jumper. Instead, what stands out was ...
BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Friday it has set up an international commission of experts to review the events surrounding the 1972 attack on the Munich Olympics, a panel that was ...