The Munich Olympics massacre, five decades on

At the same moment, inside the Olympic stadium, the equestrian dressage was taking place as planned – it was only the following day that the Games were suspended for 24 hours in tribute to the victims.

Just a month after the attack, the three surviving terrorists were freed under a hostage swap as other Black September sympathisers took a Lufthansa jet hostage.   

At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the slain Israeli athletes were honoured at the Games' opening ceremony. As for the families of the Israeli victims, they had to wait until the 50th anniversary of the attack to finally reach a financial compensation deal with the German government. On September 5, 2022, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier apologised for mistakes made during and after the attack and asked for "forgiveness".

FRANCE 24's Anne Maillet and Gwendoline Debono revisit the tragedy of the Munich Olympics, five decades on.

>> Germany asks for 'forgiveness' 50 years after Munich Olympics attack

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