9/11/ 2001. september 11, 2001 a series of four suicide attacks that were committed in the united...
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September 11, 2001
a series of four suicide attacks that were committed in the United States Areas under attack were New York City and
Washington, D.C 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda
hijacked four passenger jets.
American Airlines Flight 11
Boeing 767-223ERtranscontinental service from Logan
International Airport, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport
Fifteen minutes into the flight the terrorists take control of the plane
The aircraft crashed into the North tower of the World Trade Center at 08:46 local time
United Airlines Flight 175
Boeing 767–222from Logan International Airport, in Boston,
Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport
Approximately thirty minutes into the flight terrorists take control of the plane
The aircraft crashed into the tower at 09:03
American Airlines Flight 77
Boeing 757-223transcontinental service from Washington
Dulles International Airport, in Dulles, Virginia to Los Angeles International Airport
Less than 35 minutes into the flight the terrorists take over the plane
The aircraft crashed into the western side of the Pentagon at 09:37 EDT
United Airlines Flight 93
Boeing 757–222flight from Newark International Airport in
Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco International Airport
Hijackers took control of the plane approximately 46 minutes into the flight
Some of the passengers then attempted to regain control of the aircraft. During the attempt, however, the plane crashed into Stonycreek Township
Aftermath
Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks, including all 227 civilians and 19 hijackers aboard the four planes
The destruction of the Twin Towers caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan
al-Qaeda
Osama bin Laden- the groups leader
• Why did he do it?
o U.S. support of Israel
o U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia
o U.N. sanctions against Iraq led by the U.S.