The three surviving Black September gunmen had been arrested after the Fürstenfeldbruck gunfight , and were being held in a Munich prison for trial . On 29 October , Lufthansa Flight 615 was hijacked and threatened to be blown up if the Munich attackers were not released . Safady and the Al-Gasheys were immediately released by West Germany , receiving a tumultuous welcome when they touched down in Libya and ( as seen in '' One Day in September '' ) giving their own firsthand account of their operation at a press conference broadcast worldwide
Lufthansa Flight 615
Lufthansa Flight 615
Munich massacre