Police officers killed five of the eight Black September members during a failed attempt to rescue the hostages . A West German policeman was also killed in the crossfire . The other three Palestinian hijackers were captured . The next month , however , following the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 615 , the West German government released them in a hostage exchange . Mossad responded with the 1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon and Operation Wrath of God , tracking down and killing Palestinians suspected of involvement in the Munich massacre
Lufthansa Flight 615
Lufthansa Flight 615
Munich massacre