International Terrorism Since 1945
- 2009
- Returning Series
- Documentary
- 1 season
- 8.0/10
International Terrorism Since 1945 is a television documentary series, shown on UKTV History from 5 January 2009. Narrated by Robert Powell, it is shown in half-hour episodes at 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm and depicts a history of some major terrorist groups since World War 2 and their activities.
Latest: Season 1 · 2009
View all seasonsE1. Early Israeli Terrorism
Jan 5, 2009
On 22 July 1946, a Zionist group Irgun, bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine, killing 91 people.
E2. The Al-Qaeda Menace
Jan 5, 2009
On 11 September 2001, international Islamist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger planes, and deliberately flew two of them into the World Trade Center, one into The Pentagon, and crashed the other in a field in Pennsylvania, killing 2,998 people.
E3. The IRA
Jan 6, 2009
A brief history of Irish Republican terrorism.
E4. Fatah/Hamas
Jan 6, 2009
Palestinian terrorism, including events in Munich, in September 1972, when militant group Black September kidnapped and murdered 11 Israeli sportspeople.
E5. PLO
Jan 7, 2009
The hijacking of three passenger planes, in September 1970, by the PLO, accompanied by demands for the release of imprisoned Palestinians.
E6. ETA, Spain
Jan 7, 2009 · 30m
The murder of Luis Carrero Blanco. On 20 December 1973, the Prime Minister of Spain was assassinated with a car bomb, by communist group ETA.
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