Re-Release: Terror in Munich - Olympics 1972

About this episode

This episode discusses the tragic events of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where a team from Israel was taken hostage by the Palestinian group Black September.

Part 3 of our Olympics Episodes is here for re-release! We're back in Germany (well, West Germany now) for the 1972 Summer Olympics. A team from Israel is held hostage by the Palestinian group "Black September." It ended in deaths, heartbreak, and a forever changed Global Stage.

People in this episode

Hosts: Taylor Pineiro, Farz Sokhansanj

Topics covered

• Olympics
• hostage situation
• true crime
• history
• global impact

Keywords

• Munich
• Olympics
• 1972
• Black September
• hostage
• Israel
• Palestinian
• true crime
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Black September

Places: Germany, West Germany

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