Terrorism Close Calls | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Starring | David Bitkower Don Borelli Pete King |
Country of origin | United States Czech Republic |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Running time | 47-49 min. |
Production companies | KM Plus Media and Big Media [1] |
Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | October 26, 2018 |
Terrorism Close Calls is an 2018 American docu-series, exploring the terrorist attacks that almost happened or were not executed as planned. Each episodes explores a declassified terrorist scheme intended to cause mass casualties. [2] [3] [4]
Terrorism Close Calls explores the terrorist attacks that almost happened or were not executed as planned. Each episode follows law enforcement officers and terrorism specialists as they discuss near catastrophes and reveals the techniques, plans and tricks used by authorities to apprehend those responsible. [2] [4]
It was released on October 26, 2018 on Netflix streaming. [5]
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