LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. politicians and relatives of 11 Israeli team members killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics refused to be deterred on Wednesday in their campaign for a minute's silence at the opening ceremony in London to honour the dead.
The issue is proving a diplomatic headache for International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, who hoped to end the debate with a surprise tribute to the victims in the Olympic village in London on Monday.
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