Munich massacre Munich massacre The Munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, in which the Palestinian terrorist group Black September took eleven Israeli Olympic team members hostage and killed them along with a West German police officer. Shortly after the crisis began, a Black September spokesman demanded that 234 Palestinian prisoners jailed in Israel and the West German–held founders of the Red Army Faction, Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof, be released. Black September called the operation ""Iqrit and Biram"", after two Palestinian Christian villages whose inhabitants were expelled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during
Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Team jumping determine placement, if tied a jump-off between all tied teams would determine the winners. Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Team jumping The team jumping in equestrian at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich was held at Olympic Stadium on 11 September. The team show jumping event consisted of two rounds, held separately from the individual competition. The top 8 teams from the first round qualified for the second round. Each rider on the team rides the course the rider with the most faults, score is thrown out, the remaining score are added up to determine the total points.