The [[Munich Olympic Massacre]] refers to the attack that took place during the 1972 Summer Olympics in [[Munich]], [[West Germany]], where 11 [[Israel|Israeli]] Olympic team members were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian terrorist group [[Black September]].[^1] In the aftermath of this massacre, a battle raged in [[Europe]] between [[Mossad]] agents and [[Black September]], with both sides engaging in retaliatory killings.[^1] ### Footnotes [^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")