Munich massacre

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The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games in which members of the Palestinian group Black September took Israeli athletes hostage, resulting in the deaths of eleven Israeli team members and a German police officer.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Munich massacre canonical 6
Munich Olympics massacre 4
1972 Munich massacre 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
hostage crisis
massacre
terrorist attack
alsoKnownAs 1972 Munich massacre
Munich Olympics massacre
linked to: Munich massacre
commemoration memorials in Munich and Israel
consequence establishment of German counter-terrorism unit GSG 9
major reforms in Olympic security
country West Germany
demand release of German-held prisoners including members of the Red Army Faction
release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails
endDate 1972-09-06
fatalities 1 German helicopter pilot
1 West German police officer
11 Israeli team members
5 Black September militants
hostageTakingSite 31 Connollystraße, Olympic Village, Munich
injured several German police officers
location Munich
Olympic Village, Munich
linked to: Olympic Village
mediaCoverage broadcast worldwide on television
motive Palestinian nationalism
demand for release of Palestinian prisoners
notableVictim Mark Spitz was not harmed and was evacuated
linked to: Mark Spitz
numberOfHostages 11
numberOfPerpetrators 8
outcome death of all remaining hostages
death of most of the attackers
failed German rescue operation
partOf 1972 Summer Olympics
perpetrator Black September
Palestinian militant group Black September
portrayedIn documentary "One Day in September" (1999)
film "Munich" (2005)
resolutionSite Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base
response creation of Israeli operation "Spring of Youth"
creation of Israeli operation "Wrath of God"
memorial service at Olympic Stadium
suspension of Olympic events
significance turning point in modern counter-terrorism history
startDate 1972-09-05
survivingPerpetrators 3
survivingPerpetratorsLaterEvent released after Lufthansa Flight 615 hijacking
target Israeli Olympic team
totalFatalities 17
victim Israeli Olympic team members
Israeli athletes
Israeli coaches
Israeli officials
year 1972

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1972 Summer Olympics notableFor Munich massacre
subject linked to: 1972 Summer Olympics (Munich)
1972 Summer Olympics terroristAttack Munich massacre
subject linked to: 1972 Summer Olympics (Munich)
Games of the XX Olympiad notableFor Munich massacre
Games of the XX Olympiad terroristAttack Munich massacre
Munich massacre alsoKnownAs Munich Olympics massacre
linked to: Munich massacre
Olympiapark significantEvent 1972 Munich massacre
linked to: Munich massacre
Black September Organization notableAttack Munich Olympics massacre
linked to: Munich massacre
Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base significantEvent Munich Olympics massacre
linked to: Munich massacre
Munich (2005 film) subject Munich massacre
subject linked to: film "Munich" (2005)
Munich (2005 film) depictsEvent Munich Olympics massacre
subject linked to: film "Munich" (2005)
linked to: Munich massacre
One Day in September subject Munich massacre
One Day in September depictsEvent Munich Olympics hostage crisis
linked to: Munich massacre