![]() The event shocked America – and the rest of the world – because the perpetrator was not, as was first assumed, an Islamic terrorist, but a self-styled American patriot and Gulf-war hero. When it went off the bomb became the worst peacetime atrocity on United States soil. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 of his fellow citizens – 19 of them children. His homemade bomb blew the face off the Alfred P. But on a bright spring morning in April 1995, Timothy James McVeigh shattered the image and took his place among the pantheon of mass murderers. He seemed the quintessential, hometown American, with a childhood of little league baseball, Santa Claus, and cowboys. Using dramatic reconstruction, as well as interviews with survivors and experts, the episode unravels the truth about the so-called global conspiracy and reveals the inner-workings of a terrorist cell on the verge of a strike. Zero Hour 2 – The Bali Bombing recreates the final hour leading up to the most devastating terrorist attack in Asian history. Barely a year after the 9/11 attacks in New York City and Washington, Bali adds fuel to the fear that terrorism is now a highly organized, global conspiracy. Just after 11 pm, Islamic militant suicide bombers detonate their deadly payloads inside two of the area’s most popular nightclubs - Paddy’s Bar and the Sari Club. However, for hundreds of these partygoers this night will be their last. The night seems full of promise of sizzling romance and unfettered fun. On a balmy evening in October 2002, young Western tourists and Balinese revelers pack the bars and nightclubs that line the main strip of Kuta, on the resort island of Bali. It offers personal testimonies of individuals caught up in events beyond their control – victims whose lives were irrevocably changed by the terrible effects of the Sarin as well as cult members who, until the attacks, were devout followers of Aum’s guru, Asahara. The episode analyzes both the structure and psychology of Aum as a movement. It uncovers a carefully coordinated plan of mass, indiscriminate killing. ![]() In doing so it reveals the bizarre motivations that led to the murder and permanent injury of so many innocent people. ZERO HOUR: TERROR IN TOKYO reconstructs minute by minute the events from 07:46 to 08:46 as five men set out to poison the Tokyo Metro system. For the group behind it, the potential murder of thousands is no mere attempt to gain notice – it is a religious vendetta…a spiritual act. This event marks the first time a weapon of mass destruction is deployed in an act of terror. Sarin is a chemical that, in its purest form, is 26 times more lethal than cyanide. The attackers, members of a Japanese religious cult, Aum Shinrykio – or Aum the Supreme Truth - release the nerve agent Sarin in five separate train cars. All are unaware that it is about to become ground zero for an attempted mass murder. ![]() During a busy rush-hour morning, Tokyo’s elaborate underground Metro system is packed with commuters.
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