September 11th Attacks, 2001
9/11 was a series of four suicide attacks committed in the United States, striking the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Both of the World Trade Center Towers collapsed within two hours. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks, including 400 police officers and firefighters.
Four planes were hijacked that day: American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were crashed into the Twin Towers, American Airlines Flight 77 to the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 was targeted at Washington D.C. but crashed into a field after the passengers tried to take control of the plane.
That morning, 19 terrorists from Al-Qaeda hijacked the four planes. Al-Qaeda’s leader, Osama bin Laden, who denied involvement at first, claimed that Al-Qaeda was responsible for the attacks. Osama bin Laden said that the motives for the attacks were: our support of Israel, U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, and sanctions against Iraq. The U.S. responded by launching the War on Terror and invaded Afghanistan. In May 2011, bin Laden was found and killed.
The destruction of the Twin Towers caused damage to the economy of lower Manhattan and had an impact on global markets. The clean-up of the World Trade center site was completed in 2002.
Even though I was young, I can still remember seeing the twin towers collapse on TV that day. September 11, 2001 was a day of infamy where evil men did evil deeds against the US. It was the most tragic day for America.
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