Editing 2006 Winter Olympics (section)

==Security measures==
As with every Olympics since the [[Munich massacre]] at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] and then increasingly since the [[2002 Winter Olympics|Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics]] in the aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks]], there was heavy security due to fears of terrorism.

The organizers further increased security measures<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/06/AR2006020600655.html The Washington Post]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> in connection with the [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy]] and insisted that the Olympic Games were going to be safe, which they were; the Olympics concluded without a major breach of security occurring.