Mohammed Safady | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
| Occupation | Member of Black September |
| Known for | Participating in the 1972 Munich massacre |
Mohammed Safady (Arabic: محمد الصفدي, romanized: Muḥammad al-Ṣafadī; born 1953[1]) is a Palestinian militant and one of eight Black September members who perpetrated the Munich massacre, in which they invaded the Israeli quarters at the Munich Olympic Village during the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, taking hostage nine of the Israeli Olympic delegation after killing Israeli wrestling coach Moshe Weinberg and weightlifter Yossef Romano in the initial takeover.
- ^ Reeve, Simon (2005). One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God" (2005 ed.). London: Faber. p. 9. ISBN 0571231810.