New Apple Podcast OPERATION: TRADEBOM Will Investigate and Report on the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing
Apple is coming out with a new podcast titled Operation: Tradebom, which will investigate and report on the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. The podcast is being headed up by Marc Smerling, producer of Capturing The Friedmans and The Jinx.. The series will follow the events leading up to and following the then-largest improvised explosive device detonated on American soil – the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. It will also detail a history of modern terrorism, starting in Cairo in 1981 and ending in the U.S. on September 11, 2001.
“The 1993 World Trade Center bombing killed six people and injured thousands, leaving behind a 100-foot crater five stories deep. Investigators from New York City’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, a ragtag team of FBI agents and NYPD detectives, found themselves conducting a new type of international investigation called Operation Tradebom. The podcast dissects the investigation, looking at how political and religious tensions abroad found their way to the U.S., and how the worldwide hunt for the bomber unfolded, slowly suggesting larger players and threats which would eventually reshape the world.”
Former members from New York City’s Joint Terrorism Task Force – FBI agent John Anticev and NYPD detective Louis Napoli are featured in the nine-part series, which will launch on January 9 with episodes weekly. The finale will air on February 27, a day after the 30th anniversary of the bombing.
via: Deadline