The Israeli team at the Opening Ceremony at the Summer Games in Munich 1972

5th September 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of what became known as the Munich Massacre. In one of the most shocking events in sporting history, eight members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September broke in to the Israeli apartments in the Olympic Village at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich, Germany. Less than 24 hours later, 11 Israelis, a policeman and three terrorists were dead.