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“All dead”: 50 Years On, How The Munich Olympics Massacre Unfolded

Three militants captured by German police at the Frstenfeldbruck Air Base in 1972.Paris: Palestinian gunmen storm the Olympic Village at the Summer Games in Munich and take a group of Israeli athletes hostage, triggering a standoff that ends in a massacre.AFP was the first news outlet to report on the tragic climax of the attack that shocked the world 50 years ago. Here's a look at how it unfolded.'Games of Peace and Joy' It is the 11th day of the Munich Olympic Games, dubbed the "Games of Peace and Joy" by organisers eager to erase memories of the 1936 Games in Berlin, presided over by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.At dawn, eight men wearing tracksuits and carrying sports holdalls scale the fence of the Olympic village enclosure and head for 31 Connollystrasse where the Israeli delegation i...