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19/07/2012

A widow of the Olympics - memories of Munich 1972.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

Today, we re-live the tragic Munich Olympics of 1972, when 11 Israeli athletes died after being taken hostage by Palestinian militants.

We hear the memories of Ankie Spitzer, whose husband Andrei was one of those who died.

And British television journalist and author Gerald Seymour, who covered the story in 1972.

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Fri 20 Jul 201201:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

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