Black September
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Black September was a Palestinian militant organization known for carrying out the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre and other high-profile attacks in the early 1970s.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Palestinian militant organization ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1970 ⓘ |
| attack |
assassination of Wasfi al-Tal in Cairo
ⓘ
seizure of Saudi embassy in Khartoum ⓘ |
| attackDate |
1971-11-28
ⓘ
1973-03-01 ⓘ |
| attackLocation |
Cairo, Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khartoum, Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedResponsibilityFor |
1973 Khartoum diplomatic assassinations
ⓘ
assassination of Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi al-Tal ⓘ kidnapping of Moroccan diplomat in Paris 1971 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbanded | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| ideology |
Palestinian nationalism
ⓘ
armed struggle ⓘ |
| killedInKhartoumAttack |
Belgian diplomat Guy Eid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Ambassador to Sudan Cleo A. Noel Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. diplomat George Curtis Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedInMunichAttack |
1 West German police officer
ⓘ
11 Israeli athletes and coaches ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Fatah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palestine Liberation Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motive |
pressure for release of Palestinian prisoners
ⓘ
retaliation for Black September crackdown in Jordan ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Black September conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordanian civil war of 1970 ⓘ |
| notableAttack |
1972 Munich Olympics hostage-taking
ⓘ
Munich Olympics massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAttackDate | 1972-09-05 ⓘ |
| notableAttackLocation | Munich, West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalRegions |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Palestinian fedayeen movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorCountInMunichAttack | 8 ⓘ |
| recognizedAsTerroristOrganizationBy |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Fatah special operations units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| target |
Israeli citizens
ⓘ
Israeli government interests ⓘ Jordanian officials ⓘ Western diplomatic and aviation targets ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
assassination
ⓘ
bombing ⓘ hijacking ⓘ hostage-taking ⓘ |
| victimsInMunichAttack | 11 Israeli Olympic team members ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
One Day in September