6 September 1972(1972-09-06) (aged 34–35) or (aged 26–27)
Munich, West Germany
Cause of death
Gunshot
Resting place
Sidi Munaidess Cemetery Tripoli, Libya
Other names
Issa
Occupation
Terrorist (Black September Organization)
Luttif Afif (Arabic: لطيف عفيف; 1937[1] or 1945[2] – 6 September 1972; alias "Issa"—Jesus in Arabic) was a Palestinian terrorist. He commanded the eight-member attack team[3] that carried out the Munich massacre, an invasion of the Munich Olympic Village on 5 September 1972. During the incident, nine members of Israel's Olympic team were taken hostage after two others, who had offered resistance, were shot dead. Afif was the chief negotiator on behalf of the Palestinians, who were members of the Black September offshoot of Yassir Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization. Afif and four of his compatriots were later killed by German snipers at Fürstenfeldbruck air base outside Munich.
^ abReeve, Simon (2000). One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God" (1st U.S. ed.). New York: Arcade. pp. 1. ISBN 1-55970-547-7./
^ abLarge, David Clay (2012). Munich 1972 Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the Olympic Games. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-7425-6741-2.
^David Clay Large. Munich 1972: Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the Olympic Games: p196. [1]
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