On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists carried out four different suicide attacks. The first attack was the American Airlines Flight 11 crashing into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. This happened at 8:46 A.M. There were 5 hijackers on this plane. The South Tower of the World Trade Center was hit at 9:03 A.M., also by 5 hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 175. Both flights were headed to Los Angeles.
The third attack was the on the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Five hijackers were on this flight that was originally headed for Los Angeles. This was American Airlines Flight 77, and it hit the Pentagon at 9:37 A.M.
The fourth attack was a plane being crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. There were four hijackers aboard United Airlines Flight 93. The plane crashed at 10:03 A.M. The passengers attempted to regain control of the plane after the hijackers did, but the plane ended up crashing. The plane was headed for the US Capitol building in Washington D.C.
The terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attack is al-Qaeda. The person in charge of the attacks was Osama Bin Laden. They attacked us for three reasons. The US had troops in Saudi Arabia, the US supported Israel, and we also had sanctions against Iraq.
There are many effects of the 9/11 attacks. Soon after the attacks, the stock market dropped quickly. The attacks cost the US about 40 billion dollars. Tourism to New York City dropped massively. This caused many jobs to be lost. New security rules came about because of 9/11.
I don't remember a lot about 9/11, except for sitting in the living room with my mom while we watched the news. I didn't know what was going on at the time. Obviously, this was a hard time for our country. I bet many families that were affected are very thankful for everyone that helped out that day.
The pictures are of the World Trade Center (left)
and the Pentagon (right)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_effects_arising_from_the_September_11_attacks
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Good but a tad brief!