Munich massacre
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The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games in which members of the Palestinian group Black September took Israeli athletes hostage, resulting in the deaths of eleven Israeli team members and a German police officer.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Munich massacre canonical | 6 |
| Munich Olympics massacre | 4 |
| 1972 Munich massacre | 1 |
| Munich Olympics hostage crisis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Munich massacre Context triple: [1972 Summer Olympics, notableFor, Munich massacre]
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A.
Hamburg massacre
The Hamburg massacre was an 1876 white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and citizens to help overthrow Reconstruction-era Republican rule.
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B.
Munich air disaster
The Munich air disaster was a 1958 plane crash involving Manchester United’s “Busby Babes” that killed 23 people and became one of the most tragic and defining events in football history.
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C.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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D.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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E.
Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis
The Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis was the prolonged international standoff in the 1990s and early 2000s over Libya’s responsibility for the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing, involving UN sanctions, negotiations over suspects’ trials, and eventual compensation agreements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Munich massacre Target entity description: The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games in which members of the Palestinian group Black September took Israeli athletes hostage, resulting in the deaths of eleven Israeli team members and a German police officer.
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A.
Hamburg massacre
The Hamburg massacre was an 1876 white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and citizens to help overthrow Reconstruction-era Republican rule.
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B.
Munich air disaster
The Munich air disaster was a 1958 plane crash involving Manchester United’s “Busby Babes” that killed 23 people and became one of the most tragic and defining events in football history.
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C.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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D.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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E.
Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis
The Lockerbie bombing diplomatic crisis was the prolonged international standoff in the 1990s and early 2000s over Libya’s responsibility for the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing, involving UN sanctions, negotiations over suspects’ trials, and eventual compensation agreements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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hostage crisis ⓘ massacre ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1972 Munich massacre
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Munich massacre ⓘ
surface form:
Munich Olympics massacre
|
| commemoration | memorials in Munich and Israel ⓘ |
| consequence |
establishment of German counter-terrorism unit GSG 9
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major reforms in Olympic security ⓘ |
| country | West Germany ⓘ |
| demand |
release of German-held prisoners including members of the Red Army Faction
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release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails ⓘ |
| endDate | 1972-09-06 ⓘ |
| fatalities |
1 German helicopter pilot
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1 West German police officer ⓘ 11 Israeli team members ⓘ 5 Black September militants ⓘ |
| hostageTakingSite | 31 Connollystraße, Olympic Village, Munich ⓘ |
| injured | several German police officers ⓘ |
| location |
Munich
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Olympic Village ⓘ
surface form:
Olympic Village, Munich
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| mediaCoverage | broadcast worldwide on television ⓘ |
| motive |
Palestinian nationalism
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demand for release of Palestinian prisoners ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
Mark Spitz
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surface form:
Mark Spitz was not harmed and was evacuated
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| numberOfHostages | 11 ⓘ |
| numberOfPerpetrators | 8 ⓘ |
| outcome |
death of all remaining hostages
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death of most of the attackers ⓘ failed German rescue operation ⓘ |
| partOf |
1972 Summer Olympics (Munich)
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surface form:
1972 Summer Olympics
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| perpetrator |
Black September conflict
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surface form:
Black September
Black September Organization ⓘ
surface form:
Palestinian militant group Black September
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| portrayedIn |
documentary "One Day in September" (1999)
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film "Munich" (2005) ⓘ |
| resolutionSite | Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base ⓘ |
| response |
creation of Israeli operation "Spring of Youth"
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creation of Israeli operation "Wrath of God" ⓘ memorial service at Olympic Stadium ⓘ suspension of Olympic events ⓘ |
| significance | turning point in modern counter-terrorism history ⓘ |
| startDate | 1972-09-05 ⓘ |
| survivingPerpetrators | 3 ⓘ |
| survivingPerpetratorsLaterEvent | released after Lufthansa Flight 615 hijacking ⓘ |
| target | Israeli Olympic team ⓘ |
| totalFatalities | 17 ⓘ |
| victim |
Israeli Olympic team members
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Israeli athletes ⓘ Israeli coaches ⓘ Israeli officials ⓘ |
| year | 1972 ⓘ |
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Subject: Munich massacre Description of subject: The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games in which members of the Palestinian group Black September took Israeli athletes hostage, resulting in the deaths of eleven Israeli team members and a German police officer.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1972 Summer Olympics
subject surface form:
1972 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form:
Munich Olympics massacre
this entity surface form:
1972 Munich massacre
this entity surface form:
Munich Olympics massacre
this entity surface form:
Munich Olympics massacre
subject surface form:
Munich (2005 film)
subject surface form:
Munich (2005 film)
this entity surface form:
Munich Olympics massacre
subject surface form:
One Day in September
subject surface form:
One Day in September
this entity surface form:
Munich Olympics hostage crisis