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Al Qaeda attacked and destroyed the Twin Towers on 9/11/2001 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 - which they also attacked on 9/11 - as symbolizing the U.S. military.

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