40th Anniversary: Israeli Athletes Killed At Munich Olympics

7:14 AM, Sep 5, 2012   |    comments
Pictures of 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team killed in the terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games are seen in a hallway before the start of a memorial ceremony at Guildhall in London to commemorate the 40th anniversary of of their deaths, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo / Sang Tan)
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Forty years ago, 11 Israeli athletes were killed at the Munich Olympics. Five guerrillas and a police officer were also killed during the siege.

On the morning of September 5, 1972, a Palestinian militant group of eight known as Black September climbed the wall around the Olympic village and killed two members of the Israeli team and then held others hostage for more than 21 hours. (http://on.wusa9.com/OaDZM1) 

At one point, news circulated that the hostages were freed but on September 6, after Germans failed to kill the members of Black September, everyone learned that the hostages had been killed.

Below, learn more about the "Munich Massacre" through video and stories.

CBS NEWS VIDEO: September 6, 1972 report on Munich Massacre (http://on.wusa9.com/OaEmpY)

USA TODAY: Israelis killed in '72 Munich Games owed moment of silence (http://on.wusa9.com/OaEea5)

CBS NEWS: Israeli Athletes Slain At Munich Olympics Remembered At London Memorial (http://on.wusa9.com/OaEXb6)

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