On the morning of Tuesday 9/11/01, Al-Qaeda suicide bombers took charge of four airliners and turned into guided missiles as they crashed into three sites killing about three thousand people. Two of the planes hit the twin towers in New York, a third crashed into the west wing of the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed in a field some way from Pittburgh (believed to be headed to the White House).
That morning, I was only in first grade so I don't really remember anything from it.
The F.B.I identified the hijackers and traced them back to al-Qaeda, also many senior al-Qaeda members have come forward and accepted responsibility for the attack.
In response, the Unites States sparked investigations into the attacks and influenced the ongoing War on Terrorism. After the attacks, roughly 762 suspects were rounded up and were found to be part of a long-running operation to spy on government officials.
This attack commenced a very long war against terrorism that is still raging today, and spawned a fear in the bodies of every american citizen.
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