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Zero Hour is a Canadian/British documentary-style television series, which airs on The History Channel in the United States, History Te levision in Canada, and on the BBC in the United Kingdom. Zero Hour has also aired on Channel Seven in Australia (third series aired on Network Ten from May 1, 2010 and now plays on 7mate); on Discovery Channel in Africa, Asia, New Zealand, Brazil, and the Netherlands. The program focuses on retelling the details of tragic man-made disasters which each unfolded in less than an hour. Certain episodes have been partially censored for particular broadcasts. One example is the Columbine High School massacre episode, which had some scenes cut (for intense violence, profanity, and racial slurs) when broadcast on Discovery Channel. Season 2 (2005) # Title Disaster 1 "The Bali Bombing" The Bali Bombing On October 12, 2002 two nightclubs in Bali, Indonesia exploded after terrorists planted two bombs. There were 202 deaths and 209 people were injured, some of them seriously. 2 "One of America's Own" The Oklahoma City Bombing On April 19, 1995, 168 were killed when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building exploded, with devastating consequences. 3 "The Sinking of the Estonia" MS Estonia sinking On September 28, 1994 the MS Estonia sank en route to Stockholm. 850 people were killed. 4 "The King of Cocaine" Pablo Escobar On December 2, 1993 Pablo Escobar, a Colombian drug lord, and his assistant, were captured and killed at Escobar's home. 5 "Capturing Saddam" Operation Red Dawn On December 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein, the 5th president of Iraq, was captured by US Special Forces. In December 2006 he was hanged. 6 "The Plot to Kill The Pope" Pope John Paul II assassination attempt On May 13, 1981, the group Grey Wolves nearly assassinated Pope John Paul II. The Pope remarkably survived. He lost 3 quarts of blood.
