Zero Hour

September 11, 2000: A rebel group in the dense jungle of Sierra Leone takes eleven British soldiers hostage. After a two-week period of negotiation, six still remain captive. Zero hour arrives when Operation Barras takes hold.

February 1, 2003: 17 years after the Challenger disaster, NASA’s space shuttle program is threatened once again when Columbia’s re-entry goes horribly wrong. At 07:10, debris is seen peeling away from the shuttle’s left wing. All seven astronauts die.

June 1, 2001: The brutal massacre of ten members of the Nepalese Royal Family shocked the world and brought the nation to the brink of destruction. Zero hour arrives in the Royal Palace as Prince Dipendra guns down his parents and siblings in cold blood.

April 22, 1997: At the Japanese Ambassador’s residence, 72 hostages are held captive for 126 days. Zero hour arrives when the military takes control of the embassy. The incredibly stealth rescue team secures the safety of 71 of the 72 hostages and kill all 14 terrorists.

February 28, 1997: Police officers valiantly attempt to prevent two heavily armed bank robbers from escaping. But over 300 officers and their 9mm handguns are no match for the robbers’ AK-47s and body armor.

December 26, 1994: A hijacked Air France flight en route from Algiers sits on the tarmac in Marseilles. When Special Forces Gendarmes activate a meticulously planned attempt to storm the plane, zero hour arrives.