Terrorism in Sudan - Black September (Group), Terrorism Deaths in Sudan, Munich Massacre, 1973 New York City Bomb Plot, John Granville (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Black September (Group), Terrorism Deaths in Sudan, Munich Massacre, 1973 New York City Bomb Plot, John Granville, Attack on the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum, Cleo A. Noel, Jr., George Curtis Moore, Fuad Shemali, Ansar Al-Tawhid, Septemberist. Excerpt: The Munich massacre is an informal name for events that occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually murdered by the militant group Black September. Members of Black September contended that Yasser Arafats Fatah organization secretly endorsed the operation; Fatah, however, disputed the accusation. The Black September called the operation "Ikrit and Biram". By the end of the ordeal, the terrorists had killed eleven Israeli athletes and coaches and one West German police officer. Five of the eight members of Black September were killed by police officers during a failed rescue attempt. The three surviving terrorists were captured, but later released by West Germany following the hijacking by Black September of a Lufthansa airliner. Israel responded to the massacre with Operation Spring of Youth and Operation Wrath of God, as well as a series of airstrikes and assassinations of those suspected of planning the kidnappings. At the time of the hostage-taking, the 1972 Munich Olympic Games were well into their 2nd week and there was a joyous mood. The West German Olympic Organising Committee had encouraged an open and friendly atmosphere in the Olympic Village to help erase memories of the militaristic image of wartime Germany, and, specifically, of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which had been exploited by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler for propaganda purposes. The documentary film One Day in September claims that se... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=20989