Transcript for Sept. 5, 1972: 11 members of Israeli Olympic team killed in Munich

Good afternoon I'm Jim McKay speaking to you alive at this moment from ABC headquarters just outside the Olympic village in Munich west Germany. The piece of what does but have been called the serene Olympics was shattered just before dawn this morning about 5 o'clock. When Arab terrorists armed with submachine guns faces blackened a couple of them disguised as guards are as freshman in the Olympic village. Climbed the fence what went to the headquarters of the Israeli team. And immediately killed one man Moshe Weinberg a coach two shots and I had one in the stomach they've been holding fourteen others hostage since then. And the latest report is that one more has been killed no name on the second person killed but it seems to be confirmed that another person is dead. Peter Jennings is inside the village let's go to Peter now. Jim I am. Almost directly over the Israeli building. It will be a famous number before long it's building certainly wanted Tom Connolly struck. I heard you mention that the original deadline has passed we were able to see that so easily because. Clock credits by the Israeli building which of course now marks quarter past one of Munich time. The report here. Varied dramatically as to what is going on a great deal of the action is taking place underground. For example I can probably now on one of the in one of the window. Of the Israeli delegation we can be one of the Arab commandos who has on more. More than one occasion impact on a dozen occasions look very much like keeping watch on one section of the building. With that deadline extended one of the things that just concerning people here now his report that went from the guerrillas brought explosives. And have them inside the building. This security here remained terribly terribly tight considerable speculation as to who the commanders are. And as to whether or not there is any way that they can break out from here where they did try to escape. Looking at the area now seen all. All of the police I cannot see that they would escape. Whatsoever.

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