Sujet
Olympic Games 1972: armed police officer in Olympic village
Légende
An armed police officer, in a sweat suit, in position on 5 September 1972 in the Olympic village in Munich. Arabian terrorists of the group 'Black September' had attacked the Israeli accommodation in the Olympic village, killed two Israelis and took nine hostages in the morning of 5th September. Their ultimatum: release of 200 imprisoned Palestinians and free passage with the other hostages. In the night of 6th September, the rescue operation at the military airport Fürstenfeldbruck fails. All nine hostages, five terrorists, and a Munich police officer lose their lives during the operation.
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Verwendung weltweit, usage worldwide
Date
05 sept. 1972
Crédit
Photo12/Picture Alliance
Notre référence
DPA13A05_171
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,1Mo (984,1Ko) / 25,3cm x 16,9cm / 2993 x 1993 (300dpi)