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200860 minTerminée

The Age of Terror

Chaîne:BBC Two

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S01E04 - "War on the West"

Diffusé le May 6, 2008, 8:00 PM

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Description

Peter Taylor explores the impact and legacy of four major acts of terror from the last 30 years.

Détails

Statut
Terminée
Langue
English
Durée
60 min
Première diffusion
April 15, 2008
Terminée
May 6, 2008
Programmation
Tuesday à 21:00

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Épisodes (1 Saison · 4 Épisodes)

Terror International

Terror International tells the extraordinary story of the 1976 hijacking of a plane by Palestinians in alliance with German Marxist revolutionaries. The historic crisis ends with a dramatic raid on Entebbe airport to rescue the hostages from Idi Amin's Uganda. Featuring moving interviews with hostages, former members of the terrorist groups and Israeli commandos.

Apr 15, 2008

60 min

Ten Days of Terror

Taylor explores the dramatic events of 10 days in 1987, in which the boat The Eksund carrying a massive cargo of Libyan arms bound for Ireland is intercepted in French waters. Under questioning, the skipper reveals vital information about the IRA's secret arsenal which rocks the British government. In the same week, the IRA is preparing to bomb a Remembrance Day service service in the border town of Enniskillen. This attack will shake the IRA to its core. These two extraordinary events would lead to a transformation of the political landscape in Northern Ireland.

Apr 22, 2008

60 min

The Paris Plot

Christmas Eve 1994, an Air France plane is hijacked in Algiers by a group of Islamist extremists. But this was no ordinary hijack. A chilling precursor to 9/11, the plan was to divert the plane and use it as a weapon of mass destruction in the heart of Paris. Featuring dramatic archive footage and interviews with hostages and official negotiators.

Apr 29, 2008

60 min

War on the West

The story of Osama bin Laden's declaration of War on the West, following the1998 truck bomb that exploded outside the American embassy in Nairobi and killed over 200 people, injuring thousands. Featuring moving interviews and archive footage, including an extraordinary interview with the FBI agent who tracked down and questioned a suspected al Qaeda bomber.

May 6, 2008

60 min

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