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==Origins==
On 5 September 1972, [[Palestinian terrorists]] affiliated with [[Black September (group)|Black September]] infiltrated the [[1972 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Munich]], [[West Germany]]. They kidnapped 11 [[Israelis|Israeli]] athletes, murdering two during the initial assault on the athletes' rooms in the [[Olympic Village, Munich|Olympic Village]]. The unprecedented incident culminated when the regular [[Bavarian State Police]], who were neither trained nor equipped for [[counter-terrorism]] operations and had underestimated the number of militants involved, attempted to rescue the athletes. The Police did not have a specialized tactical sniper team at that time. The [[German army]] had [[sniper]]s, but the [[German Constitution]] did not permit the use of the [[German Armed Forces]] on German soil during peacetime.

The [[Munich massacre|police rescue attempt failed]], resulting in the deaths of one police officer, five of the eight terrorists, and all nine of the remaining hostages.