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American Terrorist: Could the '08 Mumbai Attack Have Been Prevented?

American Terrorist: Could the '08 Mumbai Attack Have Been Prevented?

2015 · 85 min · ★ 10.0 · Documentary

FRONTLINE investigates Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley (Dawood Sayed Gilani) who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. In collaboration with ProPublica, the film — an updated and expanded version of A Perfect Terrorist — reveals how secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters, and how Headley planned another Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a Danish newspaper.

Directed by Thomas Jennings · Written by Thomas Jennings

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