The presidents of Germany and Israel on Wednesday inaugurated a memorial to 11 Israeli athletes and coaches and a West German police officer killed 45 years ago during an attack by a Palestinian militant group at the Munich Olympics. Presidents Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Reuven Rivlin were joined at the new memorial in the city's Olympic Park by relatives of the victims. The memorial commemorating the eleven Israeli athletes was unveiled in Munich's Olympic Park on Tuesday. Five athletes, six coaches and a West German policeman were killed at the village or during a botched rescue attempt. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach held a memorial ceremony and minute of silence for those slain during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2017 12:36 UTC