‘London Has Fallen’ was a well-received film, and while Aamir Barkawi is based on a real-life terrorist, there is a chance that his creators took inspiration from the real-life terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki. The Yemeni-American cleric rose to prominence in the terrorist world as a regional commander for al-Qaeda. In fact, the 7/7 assailants cited his lectures as their primary inspiration. However, the real-life terrorist was killed in a US drone attack, and it is unclear whether the film is based on a true story or fiction.
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Anwar al-Awlaki may have been the inspiration for the plot
Anwar al-Awlaki is believed to have been the inspiration for the plot of London Has Fallen, the Netflix drama. He lived in Yemen’s Shabwa Province, which is a stronghold for Al Qaeda, as well as the traditional territory of the powerful Awaliq tribe. The tribal leaders offered to keep Awlaki under house arrest, but the talks were unsuccessful. In addition to the failed talks, an American missile strike in the province killed the deputy provincial governor, infuriating President Saleh and suspending the clandestine war.
The alleged plotters were inspired by sermons and articles written by Anwar al-Awlaki. Awlaki is an extremist and has claimed to be inspired by the American invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. However, some suspect that Awlaki has always been a radical.
Awlaki left the United States in 2002. He expressed his belief that the United States was at war with Islam. During his time in Yemen, he was imprisoned for 18 months. Some of his American counterparts encouraged him to become involved in terrorist violence, which he has allegedly done. Moreover, his English-language exhortations to “jihad” were found on the computers of young plotters in Canada and Britain.
Anwar al-Awlaki had ties to al-Qaida. He once bought a battery for bin Laden’s satellite phone. The FBI opened an investigation into Awlaki in 1999 and closed it in 2000. Interestingly, Awlaki was one of the prominent Islamic imams in the United States.
The FBI had investigated Awlaki’s cell phone and mosque. The FBI also questioned his connections to al-Qaida. It’s unclear if the FBI believes that Awlaki had any contacts with the Chechen jihadist movement.
The plot was a combination of two men who were radicalized, angry, and found guidance from Al-Qaeda. Since 1998, the group has been encouraging Muslims to kill Americans as “knights of the prophet” in a holy war.
Awlaki’s YouTube channel contains several videos of Anwar al-Awlaki encouraging jihad. This material is reportedly used in more than a dozen terrorism investigations across the West, including English-speaking countries.
Tsuwayuki Saotome is the final world leader to be killed
In this film, the city of London serves as the backdrop for carnage. The cityscape is spectacular, with skyscrapers such as the London Eye and Chelsea Bridge in ruins, and the Houses of Parliament in CG smithereens. The London government is inept, the police are corrupt, and the intelligence service has become corrupt.
A plot to kill the world leaders engulfs the city of London. A former US President named Benjamin Asher is among the attendees, but he and his party are protected by Secret Service agent Mike Banning. However, the world leaders’ security is threatened by a mysterious organization, and Mike Banning must protect him by eliminating all the suspects before the attack takes place.
London Has Fallen is a 2016 American action thriller film directed by Babak Najafi and written by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, and Chad St. John. It is the sequel to Olympus Has Fallen. The film stars Gerard Butler, Angela Bassett, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Jackie Earle Haley, Robert Forster, and Alon Moni Aboutboul. The film is rated PG-13.
Asher and Jacobs are the only ones left standing in a decimated london
In this thriller, Angela Bassett and Gerard Butler star as Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs, who is assigned to protect U.S. President Benjamin Asher. The two are tasked with protecting the president when Air Force One lands in Stansted Airport and makes its way to St Paul’s Cathedral. They soon learn that terrorists disguised as first responders have launched a coordinated attack on the city, killing five Western leaders and attacking key landmarks. When the two men get off the plane, the Secret Service agent Mike Banning is assigned to rescue them and transport them to Marine One.
Meanwhile, the real extraction team, a Delta Force and SAS squad, is sent to London to kill the remaining terrorists in Kamran’s building. As they search the city, they come across a building owned by Barkawi, which is under construction and drawing massive power. Banning joins the team and arrives at Barkawi’s headquarters, where they destroy the terrorist’s machete and execute him by beheading.
As the world’s most populous city becomes the target of terrorists disguised as police, the president’s security detail and other high-profile figures are targeted. In addition to shooting citizens and politicians, the power to the entire city is cut. Banning’s goal is to protect the president and get him out of London alive.