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September 11 Attacks

The September 11 attacks refer to terrorist attacks made against the US on September 11, 2001. Four commercial jets were hijacked, crashing them against the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. The fourth crashed in Pennsylvania.

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Was flight 93 shot down?

Yeah it was, it was shot down by an F-16 fighter jet, Dick Cheney gave the order to shoot down flight 93, it was a very tough decision for him to give the order. so he decided to and in effect put a flying combat air patrol up over the city; F-16s with an AWACS, which is an airborne radar system, and tanker support so they could stay up a long time, "It doesn't do any good to put up a combat air patrol if you don't give them instructions to act, if, in fact, they feel it's appropriate", The president made the decision...that if the plane would not divert...as a last resort, our pilots were authorized to take them out. Now, people say, you know, that's a horrendous decision to make. Well, it is. You've got an airplane full of American citizens, civilians, captured by...terrorists, headed and are you going to, in fact, shoot it down, obviously, and kill all those Americans on board? "...It's a presidential-level decision, and the president made, I think, exactly the right call in this case, to say, "I wished we'd had combat air patrol up over New York."

Did the pentagon collapse?

no but 1 part of the building did when the plane flown into it

How many minutes apart did the planes hit the WTC?

On Sept. 11, 2001, WTC 1 and WTC 2 were struck 16 minutes apart by Boeing 767-200ER aircraft. WTC 1 was hit at 8:46 a.m. by American Airlines Flight 11, and collapsed at 10:28 a.m. WTC 2 was hit at 9:02 a.m. by United Airlines Flight 175, and collapsed at 9:58 a.m.

See the NIST government website for more information.

What huge events happened before 1999?

twin towers i thought people would of had it on this

Who was the oldest person to die because of the September 11 attacks?

The oldest person known to have died in the September 11 attacks was 85 year old Robert Grant Norton. He was a passenger on Flight 11, which was hijacked and crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center.

Where was United Flight 93 scheduled to go?

United Airlines Flight 93 was en route to San Francisco International Airport before it was hijacked on 11 September 2001.

What did they bomb on September eleventh?

twin towers. the pentagon, and the other plane failed to reach it's target because of a plane crash

How did the plane crash into the Twin Tower?

The planes crashed into the Twin Towers because they were deliberately flown directly into the buildings.

What are three locations on 9-11?

The three locations of 9-11 are a field in Pennsylvania, the Twin Towers in New York City, New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C.

Who is responsible for the 9-11 attack?

The Twin Towers (official name World Trade Center) - along with the passengers and crews of the two hijacked jets that were used in the attack - were destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001 by terrorists from the extremist Islamist group al Qaeda, the core element of which was run by Osama bin Laden (before he was killed by U.S. Special Forces soldiers in May of 2011.)

Simultaneously, al Qaeda terrorists also attacked the U.S. Pentagon building with another hijacked jet, killing the passengers and crew along with many military and civilian employees at the Pentagon. The terrorists also hijacked a fourth jet which was headed towards Washington, D.C. before passengers fought back, with the jet crashing in rural Pennsylvania, resulting in the deaths of all passengers and crew.

Al Qaeda attacked and destroyed the Twin Towers because they (falsely) believe that the West (i.e., the U.S. and Europe) are the aggressors in a (non-existent) war upon the people and Islamic nations of the Middle East. To them, the Twin Towers, which were home to many U.S.-based and foreign-based financial institutions, as well as numerous other corporations, symbolized the U.S., our economy, and our capitalist system. Likewise, they view the Pentagon as symbolizing the U.S. military.

What is ground zero September 11?

In relation to the September 11 attacks ground zero is the site where the World Trade Center once stood in Manhattan. Although there were impacts elsewhere this is where the majority of the damage and deaths occurred.

Where did the nine eleven planes hit?

Two hit the World Trade Center. One hit the Pentagon, and the fourth was believed to be heading for the White House.

Why did the south tower fall first?

I don't know but from what it seems like, south tower fell first because airplane hit it almost in the middle of the tower so both upper part and the the lower part struggled badly. In north tower, airplane hit the upper part so there was more undamaged parts of the building at the lower part. And only upper part seriously struggled. :p

Is the tiwn towers 2 coming back?

Sort of it is called the Freedom Tower or One World Trade Center which is built in the same spot to recognize the Twin Towers

What direction did PSA flight 182 crash into Dwight and Nile st?

Straight down. It nosedived on impact, kinda veering in from the northeast.

It's actually fortunate it nosedived since it would've taken out much more of the neighborhood had it slid in on its belly. North Park is a very densely populated area. It's amazing only 7 people died on the ground, all things considered.