We still live in the shadow of the Munich massacre
The killing of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics continues to haunt us.
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The killing of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics continues to haunt us.
Germany's president apologized Monday for multiple failures by his country before, during and after the 1972 attack on the Munich OIympics as he joined his Israeli counterpart and relatives of the 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian militants at the games 50 years ago.
The president's trip to Munich follows a last-minute compensation deal reached last week between Germany and the families of the Israeli victims.
50 years to agree Olympic attack compensation 'shameful': German president
With President Herzog by his side, Steinmeier laments litany of failings that led to massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at 1972 Olympics; Herzog voices hope compensation agreement would bring 'this painful episode to a place of healing'