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The Age of Terror, Part TWO | |||||||
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In this two-part series, journalist Peter Taylor traces the modern history and development of terrorism through four major acts of terror over more than 30 years. In each half hour, Taylor investigates a notorious terror attack that was emblematic of a particular phase in the modern history of political violence. |
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In a chilling precursor to 9-11, a group of terrorists tried to use an airplane as a weapon of mass destruction, seven years earlier. They very nearly succeeded. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Peter Taylor reports on what’s become known as “the Paris Plot.” |
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In 1998, two US embassies in East Africa were simultaneously bombed by Al Qaeda. Ten weeks earlier, an American journalist who was granted an interview with Osama bin Laden was told Al Qaeda would launch its war on America in a matter of weeks. Peter Taylor investigates the missed opportunities that preceded the bombing of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. |
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