directed at those who were suspected to be behind the Munich killings. The operation targeted both Black September and Palestine Liberation Organization and spanned from 1972-1988. Throughout the operation, the Israelis managed to kill two of the three remaining terrorists involved in the 1972 massacre, however they were not able to assassinate the final
London, contained 20 people, which included a police constable. The terrorist wanted the release of 91 political prisoners from jail in Iran and a plane for them to escape. If their demands were not met they would execute all the hostages and blow up the Embassy. The Metropolitan Police invited B Squadron, 22 SAS onto the scene. Within hours of the siege starting they had set up observation posts and where monitoring the terrorists. Major Jeremy Phipps who had been in
focus their time on getting the Arabs and their hostages out of the Olympic Village. This would allow German sharpshooters to put some control over the commandos. This seemed like a better alternative a pose to storming the compound and dangering the lives of the Israeli hostages and other athletes. Negotiations lasted until shortly after 9:00 p.m. The West Germans has successfully persuaded the Arab commandos to leave the compound with their hostages. The commandos agreed to leave on a flight to
American hostage Kayla Mueller had defended her Christian faith to Islamic State (ISIS) executioner “Jihadi John” and thought about the other prisoners’ welfare despite the torture and abuse she suffered at the hands of the militants, her fellow captives have recently revealed. For the first time, Kayla Mueller’s fellow captives spoke publicly about their time in ISIS captivity for “The Girl Left Behind” of ABC News. They shared how the 25-year-old humanitarian aid worker’s courage and selflessness
Hostage situations, like any other correctional institute emergencies, can be very complex, drawn out, and very dangerous. The most important thing a warden can do is be prepared. The inmates and employees must know that the warden is in charge of the complex, but also that he cares for the welfare of everyone involved, whether its employees or inmates. He or she must be an active listener and an open book who is prepared for all emergencies with specific plans for each type and mock exercises
The hostages were abducted easily by Black September. At approximately 4:30 a.m. local time on September 5, as the athletes slept, eight armed tracksuit-clad members of Black September breached the Olympic compound. They did this simply by by scaling the surrounding six foot fence with help from two unsuspecting American athletes who were also sneaking into the Olympic Village. Using stolen keys, the terrorists entered two apartments used by the Israeli team.(1) Israeli wrestling referee Yossef Gutfreund
heightened crisis for the Algerian and foreign hostages currently in Algeria. Arthur Bright presents the issue in his article “Algerian Hostage Crisis heightens as Scores are Reported Dead” in the Christian Science Monitor on January 17, 2013. The same issue is discussed by Jamie Dettmer in his article “Hostages Reportedly Dead in Algerian Oil Field , Siege” which was posted on the Daily Beast on January 17, 2013. The authors discuss the number of hostages which are increasing and so are the endangerment
Should the American Government Ransom Its Citizens Held as Hostages by Terrorists? In recent discussions about ransom its citizens held as hostages by terrorists, a controversial issue has been whether American Government should pay for them or not since the news’ shows in TV the execution of an American hostage. According to the US government policy, The US Government will make not concessions to fear mongering holding official or private US native prisoners. It won't pay recover, discharge detainees
The Olympics, an international affair, is a time when the entire world gets together and temporarily forgets past conflicts to enjoy seventeen days of competition. When Munich in West Germany hosted the Olympics in 1972, it started out like any other, with hundreds of athletes and a memorable opening ceremony. The events proceeded without any difficulty until the sixteenth day of the games. At a time when all strife was put on hold, no one would have thought that there would be such a catastrophic
Beslan, a Russian town in the republic of North Ossetia, and took them captive. This was just the beginning of the three horrific days that were experienced by more than one thousand people held hostage. Chechen separatists stormed the school on Wednesday morning. The standoff lasted until Friday when Russian Special Forces took back the school following a firefight. After the three days of psychological and physical torture, the total carnage left 331 people dead and over 700 people injured. This