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A sombre reminder today of the reason why

The 1972 Games in Munich were into their second week when, in the early hours of 5 September,

Nine more were taken hostage by members of the group who were demanding the release of around 200 Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel.

Negotiations led to the terrorists taking the hostages, by helicopter, to a military airfield at F眉rstenfeldbruck, where they believed they would be boarding a plane to Egypt.

But and in the ensuing gun battle, all the hostages and one West German policeman were killed.

Five of the eight terrorists were also killed.

Olympic events were suspended and a memorial service was held at the Olympic Stadium where International Olympic Committee preisdent Avery Brundage declared: "the Games must go on".

And after a break of 34 hours, that is precisely what happened.

There were criticisms in the aftermath at the and of

Did you agree with Brundage's stance that the Olympics should continue and not give in to terrorism?