The Copernic Affair | Canadaland Investigates

5.0/5

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“Thorough and absorbing” –Hannah J Davies, The Guardian“A fascinating tale masterfully told” –Fiona Sturges, The Financial TimesThe life of an unassuming sociology professor in Canada gets turned upside down when he is accused of carrying out a 1980 bomb attack on a synagogue in Paris. Hassan Diab says heʼs innocent, but French investigators are determined to prove otherwise. Journalists Dana Ballout and Alex Atack take listeners through the twists and turns of this extraordinary story, all the while asking: Is Hassan Diab guilty, or is he a scapegoat? And what if one person’s justice means committing an injustice to another?The...


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Score: 5

Hannah J Davies • The Guardian Jan 24, 2025

"Canadaland’s thorough and absorbing series hears Alex Atack (of the Guardian’s Today in Focus) and Dana Ballout investigate whether Hassan Diab was truly the mastermind of the deadly attack."

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