FRONTLINE

American Terrorist

FRONTLINE investigates American-born terrorist David Coleman Headley, who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. In collaboration with ProPublica, the film reveals how secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters, and how Headley planned another Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a Danish newspaper.

American Terrorist

1h 23m

FRONTLINE investigates American-born terrorist David Coleman Headley, who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. In collaboration with ProPublica, the film reveals how secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters, and how Headley planned another Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a Danish newspaper.

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    S2015 E5 - 31s

    In this update to "A Perfect Terrorist," premiering April 21 on PBS, FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate David Coleman Headley, the American-born terrorist who helped plan the Mumbai attacks -- revealing how secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters, and how Headley planned a Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a Danish newspaper.

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