BSO

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BSO refers to the Black September Organization, a Palestinian militant group best known for its role in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
BSO canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Palestinian militant organization
activeFrom 1970
activeUntil mid-1970s
claimedResponsibilityFor Munich Olympics massacre
linked to: Munich massacre
consideredBySomeAs covert arm of Fatah
special operations wing of the PLO
countryOfOrigin Jordan
Palestine
designatedAsTerroristBy European states
Israel
United States
dissolvedAsResultOf international backlash after Munich massacre
pressure from PLO leadership
hasAlternativeName BSO
Black September
ideology Palestinian nationalism
armed struggle
linkedTo Fatah
Palestine Liberation Organization
namedAfter Black September conflict
notableEventDate 1972 Munich Olympics attack
linked to: Munich massacre
notableFor Munich Olympics massacre
linked to: Munich massacre
operationalRegion Europe
Middle East
North Africa
opposedBy Israel
Jordan
United States
West Germany
partOf Palestinian fedayeen movement
perpetratedAttack Khartoum diplomatic assassinations
Munich Olympics massacre
linked to: Munich massacre

assassination of Wasfi al-Tal
attempted assassinations of Israeli and Jordanian officials
kidnapping of Western diplomats in Khartoum
politicalGoal advance Palestinian cause internationally
avenge Black September events in Jordan
pressure Israel to release Palestinian prisoners
targeted Israeli athletes
Jordanian officials
Western diplomats
usedSafeHousesIn Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
usedTactics aircraft-related hijacking plots
assassination
bombings
hostage-taking

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Black September Organization hasAlternativeName BSO
subject linked to: BSO