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Massacre begins at Munich Olympics (This Day in History)
History.com ^ | 09/05/2014 | staff

Posted on 09/05/2014 3:14:56 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen

During the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich, in the early morning of September 5, a group of Palestinian terrorists storms the Olympic Village apartment of the Israeli athletes, killing two and taking nine others hostage. The terrorists were part of a group known as Black September, in return for the release of the hostages, theydemanded that Israel release over 230 Arab prisoners being held in Israeli jails and two German terrorists. In an ensuing shootout at the Munich airport, the nine Israeli hostages were killed along with five terrorists and one West German policeman. Olympic competition was suspended for 24 hours to hold memorial services for the slain athletes.

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1 posted on 09/05/2014 3:14:56 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
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To: Kid Shelleen

Arafat’s gift to the world.


2 posted on 09/05/2014 3:19:00 PM PDT by Steely Tom (How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Trading prisoners with Islamics is really stupid

especially at 1,000 to 1...


3 posted on 09/05/2014 3:24:53 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Kid Shelleen

I remember that day well.

My thoughts have not changed since. Exterminate the barbarians.


4 posted on 09/05/2014 4:10:57 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: Steely Tom

It wasn’t just Arafat. It was Abu Mazen. You know, the “moderate” current leader of the Arabs in Judea and Samaria.


5 posted on 09/05/2014 4:13:28 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: Kid Shelleen

Mahmood Abbas financed this operation. Now he leads the Palestinians.


6 posted on 09/06/2014 7:16:12 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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