The plot involved disguising liquid explosives as soft drinks and smuggling them on board seven planes and detonating them simultaneously over the atlantic. Its the 10th anniversary of the liquids ban on flights. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates uk 22 august 2011. American intelligence services took a hit, in some ways probably deserved, for the things they got wrong before sept. The liquid bomb plot terrorism documentary real stories.
In august of 2006, a londonbased alqaeda cell plotted to launch a terrorist attack that would have been nearly as deadly as 911. The plan to destroy passenger jets told by the people who stopped it. Watch national geographic channels the liquid bomb plot over the last week ive been watching a new national geographic channel documentary titled the liquid bomb plot. How britains biggest ever terrorist plot was foiled by mi5. August 21, 2011 the national geographic channel airs the documentary, the liquid bomb plot. If they are not in control they want to take their ball and go home. The plot to bring down britains planes is a tv documentary that was broadcast in the uk by channel 4 on thursday 26 april. Five men were found guilty monday for their part in an unsuccessful plot to carry out bombings in the uk.
A uk terrorist cell plans to launch suicide bombs that would have resulted in the worlds largest and deadliest attack since 911. The plot involved exploding devices disguised as soft. Watch liquid bomb plot videos online national geographic. And its in pakistan that the story of the transatlantic liquid bomb plot begins. An unprecedented surveillance operation with hundreds of police officers, and a plot that prosecutors said was unparalleled in its terrible ambition. Also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. The liquid bomb plot the story of how mi5 foiled one of the biggest terrorist attacks since 911 2018 1. Three men have been found guilty of conspiracy to murder thousands of people by blowing up seven planes over the atlantic. For uk viewers it can be viewed online from the 4od service until 26 may. The united kingdom had already been rocked by a series of recent terrorist attacks, and. Exposing the plot webisode from liquid bomb plot on national geographic channel.
Top 10 wirecutting bomb moments in film scenestealers. But it has taken two prosecutions to prove beyond reasonable doubt that a plot which changed the nature of air travel was. Scotland yard surveillence get a taste for scotland yards highlevel, largescale surveillance operations. Liquid bomb plot trio jailed for life channel 4 news. It just doesnt get much better than a film that takes a few minutes to ratchet up the tension via that classic struggle over which wire to cut so as to defuse a bomb and avert catastrophe. What happens if you drop bath bomb into liquid nitrogen duration.
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As three young terrorists finalize plans to detonate bombs on new york citys subway, law enforcement agencies work tirelessly to halt the attacks. Liquid bomb plot is the incredible true story of the surveillance operation that stopped a fatal disaster and saved thousands of lives. Law enforcement officials look back on attempted terrorist attacks that were thwarted in the nick of time. Louis theroux selling sex 2020 the ostensible hook for louis therouxs new documentary, selling sex bbc2, is that social media has made it easier to sell sex online. Watch national geographic channels the liquid bomb plot. Their plot forced airlines to bring in tough and unpopular rules and as simon israel reports in september 2009 the three men behind the failed liquid bomb attacks were jailed for a total of 108 years. Suicide bombers plan to use explosive liquids disguised in sports drinks to blow up seven separate planes en route to north america. An internal al qaeda document reveals new details in the 2006 plot to bring down planes using liquid explosives. As an extension on my a levels i have chosen to do an extended project qualification epq on a subject of my choice. The transatlantic liquid bomb plot 49m suicide bombers plan to use explosive liquids disguised in sports drinks to blow up at least seven separate planes bound for. The united kingdom had already been rocked by a series of recent terrorist attacks, and scotland yard was on. A brand new documentary about the biggest terror plot since 911. As a result of the plot, unprecedented security measures were initially put in place at airports. The plot was discovered by british police during an extensive surveillance operation.
Former cia director michael hayden is interviewed and reveals that the united states forced the. To view this site, you need to have javascript enabled in your browser, and either the flash plugin or an html5video enabled browser. This video simulates the damage caused by a liquid bomb to a commercial airliner. British police arrested 12 people in three cities for plotting attacks using bombs and explosives. A uk terrorist cell plans to launch suicide bombs that would have resulted in the. The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives, carried on board airliners travelling from the united kingdom to the united. Oplan bojinka was a largescale, threephase attack planned by terrorists ramzi yousef and khalid sheikh mohammed for january 1995. To be fair, its a somewhat tired trope thats been done to death, yet when it is executed well, its a slam dunk for that extra pinch of tension screenwriters love to mine for. August 2006 transatlantic terror plot news coverage. After watching the documentary on the liquid bomb plot aired on chanel 4 i was completely inspired and set on writing and studying the plot. Five found guilty of uk bomb plot wikinews, the free. The plot involved exploding devices disguised as soft drinks and, if it had succeeded, would have. About liquid bomb plot show national geographic channel.
From the producers of the critically acclaimed series locked up abroad, the liquid bomb plot, delves deeply into the investigation from both sides of the atlantic with rare surveillance footage and exclusive, firsthand interviews with some of the most senior officials involved in the race to stop the bombers just days before they put their plan. The liquid bomb plot tv movie 2011 release info imdb. The liquid bomb plot tv movie 2011 plot summary imdb. The jury at woolwich crown court could not agree on whether plotters were planning a mass suicide attack against airliners with homemade liquid bombs but three men are now facing very long.
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If the plan had succeeded, it would have killed as many as 2,000 people. Edition discs price new from used from dvd july 6, 2012 please retry 1. The plan for the liquid bomb plot was to take the ingredients for an improvised explosive device onto each aircraft and assemble the bomb on board before detonating it and blowing the plane. What happens if you drop bath bomb into liquid nitrogen. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. The videos they had made were part of that documentary, they said. What happened by dominic casciani bbc news it was an unprecedented surveillance operation involving hundreds of police officers, and a plot that prosecutors said was unparalleled in its terrible ambition. It explains how british intelligence detected and thwarted an aq operation to destroy at least seven aircraft flying from the uk to the us in august 2006. The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives, carried on board airliners travelling from the united kingdom to the united states and canada, disguised as.
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