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Munich Olympics Massacre

By: Lisa Magloff
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism
Edited by: Gus Martin
Subject:Terrorism, Terrorism/Counterterrorism, International Security (general)
Keywords:athletes; Black September; Golda Meir; helicopters; hostages; palestine; terrorism

Before the 1972 Munich Olympics, security for major international events was often lax, and terrorism was generally not a major concern among civilians. Much of this changed in 1972, when a group of Palestinian terrorists kidnapped nine Israeli athletes at the ...

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  Magloff, L. (2011). Munich olympics massacre. In G. Martin (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of terrorism (pp. 410-411). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n286
  
  Magloff, Lisa. "Munich Olympics Massacre." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2nd ed.edited by Martin, Gus, 410-11. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n286.
  
  Magloff, L. 2011. Munich Olympics Massacre. In: Gus Martin Editor, 2011. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 410-411 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n286> [Accessed 18 Jun 2021].
  
  Magloff, Lisa. "Munich Olympics Massacre." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism. Edited by Gus Martin.2nd ed Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 410-11. SAGE Knowledge. 18 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n286.
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