Terror Plot Foiled

Apparently, a terrorist plot involving an El Al flight out of Germany was foiled recently. In the ultra-short BBC report on this there's no mention of who might have been involved.

Come to find out, they were Jordanians, from "Palestine", and from other Arab states.

Why would they choose to act in Germany? Is there any history there? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_massacre

How about:

• offering "unlimited sums of money to release the hostages"


• failed rescue attempts


• releasing captured perpetrators as a direct result of subsequent terrorist activity

Reason enough?