This is a podcast about some of the most spectacular terrorist attacks in history. In this podcast, I tell the stories of the terrorists, their victims and the consequences for the survivors and society. About people who will sacrifice their own lives or the lives of others for a political, economic, religious or social goal. Who was behind it, who did they want to hit, and why. My name is Natasja, and I am a journalist with a Master's in Middle Eastern Studies. Unfortunately, I have experienced terror in my life several times. The massacre in Utøya in Norway happened half an hour's drive from where some of my immediate family lives. A good friend of mine was only a meter away from one of the suicide bombers on the London Underground in 2005. He miraculously escaped with two burst eardrums. Finally, I worked in Afghanistan some time ago, where a major terrorist attack on a local cafe claimed the lives of 21 people. Among other things, the owner, who had served me a layer cake on my birthday the year before. Fortunately, I have never been in the middle of a terrorist attack myself...
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episode 11: Crimes of the mad dog
The elderly Arab man tried to catch his breath as he made himself as small as possible in the cramped, smelly drain he had taken refuge in. Sweat ran down his face and his khaki pants and shirt were soaked with sweat. Perhaps he knew even then that all hope was lost. Maybe he did not even think about it in the few moments he was alone on the phone. Outside the drainage pipe, there was chaos of gunfire and screeching car tires from war-torn trucks arriving on the scene. Shortly before, the man had escaped a bombardment by the convoy he was in, but this also meant that other of his enemies now knew where he was.
Sources used in this episode:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/oct/20/muammar-gaddafi-killing-witnesses
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https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/lockerbie-and-the-worst-christmas-imaginable-2468747
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/23/gaddafi-last-words-begged-mercy
Music used in this episode
Dramatic Suspense: https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dramatic-suspense-116798/ by https://pixabay.com/users/ashot-danielyan-composer-27049680/
Anuch – Our champion - Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/anuch/our-champion
Voice of Arabia provided by SoundPhenomenon / Pond5
Arabic Sadness: https://pixabay.com/music/world-arabic-sadness-13404/ by https://pixabay.com/users/sergequadrado-24990007/
Old Britannia Celtic Music by bluepanda: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/122763576-old-britannia-celtic-music
Cinematic Celtic Funeral Music by four_track: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/67538859-cinematic-celtic-funeral-music
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