military, the horror in New York took a catastrophic turn when the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed in a massive cloud of dust and smoke. Less than 15 minutes after the terrorists struck the nerve center of the U.S. Department of Defense.Īll told, 125 military personnel and civilians were killed in the Pentagon, along with all 64 people aboard the airliner. Jet fuel from the Boeing 757 caused a devastating inferno that led to the structural collapse of a portion of the giant concrete building, which is the headquarters of the U.S. Pentagon AttackĪs millions watched the events unfolding in New York, American Airlines Flight 77 circled over downtown Washington, D.C., before crashing into the west side of the Pentagon military headquarters at 9:45 a.m. Soon after takeoff, the terrorists commandeered the four planes and took the controls, transforming ordinary passenger jets into guided missiles. and Newark International Airport in New Jersey-and boarded four early-morning flights bound for California, chosen because the planes were loaded with fuel for the long transcontinental journey. The 19 terrorists easily smuggled box-cutters and knives through security at three East Coast airports-Logan International Airport in Boston, Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. Others had slipped into the country in the months before September 11 and acted as the “muscle” in the operation. Some of the terrorists had lived in the United States for more than a year and had taken flying lessons at American commercial flight schools. Reportedly financed by the al Qaeda terrorist organization of Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden, they were allegedly acting in retaliation for America’s support of Israel, its involvement in the Persian Gulf War and its continued military presence in the Middle East. The hijackers were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations. Bush responded by declaring a “war on terrorism,” including the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the invasion of Afghanistan.
The administration of President George W.
The shocking events of September 11 were televised globally and left much of the world reeling in horror. Almost 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including the 19 al Qaeda terrorists. The passengers and crew of the fourth plane fought back, and the plane was downed in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A third plane hit the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. Within a few hours, both of the twin towers collapsed into rubble, demolishing a large section of lower Manhattan.
Two of the planes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City. On September 11, 2001, terrorists linked to the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda-founded by Osama bin Laden-hijacked four commercial passenger airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States.
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