Sunday, September 4, 2022

50 years ago, the Munich Olympics massacre changed how we think about terrorism

A member of Black September appears on the balcony of the apartment where gunmen held members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage on Sept. 5, 1972. It was the first time a terrorist attack had been broadcast live to a global audience.

Gunmen held members of the Israeli team hostage, eventually killing them, during the 1972 Munich Olympics. The attack was the first time a global audience had witnessed terrorism as it happened.

(Image credit: Kurt Strumpf/AP)

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