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9/11 Terror Attacks Facts: Fast Fact Sheet
Fast facts and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
about the 9/11
Terror Attacks.
What year did the 9/11 Terror Attacks take
place? The
9/11 Terror Attacks took place on September
11, 2001
Where did the 9/11 Terror Attacks take place? The 9/11 Terror Attacks
took place at the Twin Towers World Trade
Center in New York and the Pentagon in
Arlington County, Virginia. A hijacked
plane, United Airlines Flight 93,
crashed in a field in Somerset County,
Pennsylvania, was believed to have been
intended to crash into the White House.
Who was behind the 9/11 Terror Attacks?
The coordinated 9/11 Terror Attacks were
carried out by members of the radical
Islamic group Al-Qaeda, but the man behind
the 9/11 Terror Attacks was Osama bin Laden.
Why did the 9/11 Terror Attacks happen?
Osama Bin Laden had declared a fatwah advocating the
killing of Americans, including civilians, anywhere in the world.
The targets of the 9/11 Terror Attacks were
iconic American landmarks representing key
government, military and financial
institutions
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Facts - 1: Osama bin Laden
had risen to prominence as the leader of the radical
Islamic group called Al-Qaeda. In 1998 Osama Bin Laden
had declared a fatwah (death sentence) advocating the
killing of Americans, including civilians, by Muslims, anywhere in the world.
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2: Following the Fatwah, the United
States embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by Al Qaeda in
1998, and in 2000 crashed a boat, loaded with explosives into the
USS Cole, killing 17 American sailors and injuring
another 39.
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Facts - 3: On September 11, 2001
terrorists attacked America. Four planes were hijacked by Al-Qaeda
suicide terrorists, determined to commit mass murder. Two (American
Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 headed for the
twin towers of the World Trade Center, American Airlines Flight 77
headed for the Pentagon and the fourth, United Airlines Flight 93,
was intended for the White House in Washington D.C.
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Facts - 4: The 9/11 Terror Attacks
shocked the world and were the most devastating terrorist attacks on
the US homeland, killing over 3000 people and injuring over 6000
people.
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Facts - 5: Flight 11: Mohamed Atta &
Abdulaziz al-Omari boarded a domestic American Airlines Flight 11 to
Los Angeles, California as part of the 9/11 terror attacks. There
were 81 passengers, including a total of five hijackers and 11 crew
members.
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Facts - 6: Flight 11: The
hijacked plane headed for their target - the North Tower
of the World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City. 2
flight attendants were stabbed by the hijackers and
flight attendant Betty Ong alerted American Airlines and
air traffic control realized Flight 11 had been
hijacked.
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Facts - 7: Flight 11: At
8:46am Flight 11 crashes into the north face of the
World Trade Center, between floors 93 and 99. The crash
is witnessed by countless people in Manhattan and the
incident is transmitted via TV believing the crash was a
terrible accident.
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Facts - 8: President George
W. Bush was at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in
Sarasota, Florida when Condoleezza Rice informed
him that the World Trade Centre has been hit by an
airplane
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Facts - 9: Flight 175:
Americans realized the first crash was no accident as a
second hijacked plane, Flight 175, slammed into the
South Tower at 09:03am. There were 56 passengers,
including a total of five hijackers and 9 crew members.
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10: Flight 175: The
crash of Flight 175 was seen live on television around
the world as it happened as people looked aghast at the
site of the twin towers billowing with smoke and fire
and realize that America is under attack by terrorists.
Fire fighters rush to the scene of the disaster and, as
the evacuation of the buildings begin, bravely start to
climb the massive towers in attempt to rescue the
trapped people.
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Facts - 11: Flight 77: At 09:37am
the crashed into the western side of the Pentagon in Arlington
County, Virginia. There were 58 passengers, including a total of
five hijackers and 6 crew members on the hijacked plane.
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Facts - 12: Flight 77: Every person on the hijacked plane was
killed and 125 people died in the Pentagon.
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Facts - 13: At 09:45am United States airspace was completely
shut down
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14: Flight 93: At
9:28am Hijackers stormed the cockpit on Flight 93 and
divert the plane towards the White House in Washington
D.C. There were 37 passengers, including a total of four
hijackers and 7 crew members.
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Facts - 15: Flight 93: A passenger revolt
began at 09:57am and at 10:03am the plane crashed into a
field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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Facts - 16: Collapse of the
Twin Towers: The South Tower collapsed at 9:59 am and at
10:28am the north tower of the Twin Towers World Trade
Center collapsed exactly 1 hour, 41 minutes and 45
seconds after the impact of Flight 11. The Marriott
Hotel, located at the base of the Twin Towers, was also
destroyed.
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Facts - 17: A massive cloud of dust and debris
covered the area surrounding the site of the Twin Towers
and New Yorkers run for their lives.
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Facts - 18: At 11:02am New
York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani takes control in New
York urging New Yorkers to stay at home and orders an
evacuation of the area south of Canal Street in Lower
Manhattan.
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Facts - 19: At 02:00pm
President Bush puts the U.S. military on high worldwide
alert and the National Guard leave their civilian jobs
and report for duty. President Bush says "Make no
mistake, the United States will hunt down and punish
those responsible for these cowardly acts..."
9/11 Terror Attacks Facts - 20:
At 05:00pm the
City of New York announces that 200 fire-fighters have
been killed and 78 police officers are missing. A
frantic search for survivors of the Twin Towers bombing
will continue for days.
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21: At 6:54pm
President Bush arrives back at the White House aboard
Marine One. He addresses the nation at 08:30pm and asks
for prayers for the families and friends of the victims
of the terrorist attacks.
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22: The president
declares that "These acts shattered steel, but they
cannot dent the steel of American resolve" and that
"...the U.S. government will make no distinction between
the terrorists who committed the acts and those who
harbor them..."
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23: At 11:30pm: President Bush makes the
following entry in his daily journal: "The Pearl Harbor
of the 21st century took place today...We think it's
Osama bin Laden."
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24: The bright, sunny
day that had dawned on Tuesday September 11, 2001 ended
in grieving and anger as the lives of Americans changed
forever.
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25: On September 14, 2001 President Bush
declared a national emergency and Congress voted to
authorize the use of force to fight the terrorists.
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26: The Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI) quickly identified the 9/11
Terror Attacks as the work of Al-Qaeda, the radical
Islamic group headed by Osama bin Laden.
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27: Flight 175 (South
Tower of the World Trade Center): The Hijackers and
bombers of Flight 175 were identified as Marwan al-Shehhi,
Fayez Banihammad, Mohand al-Shehri, Hamza al-Ghamdi and
Ahmed al-Ghamdi.
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28: Flight 11 (North
Tower of the World Trade Center): The Hijackers and
bombers of Flight 11 were identified as Mohamed Atta
(Seat 8D, the likely pilot), Waleed Alshehri (Seat 2B),
Wail Alshehri (Seat 2A), Abdulaziz Alomari (Seat
8G) and Satam Al Suqami (Seat 10B).
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29: Flight 77
(Pentagon): The Hijackers and bombers of Flight 77 were
identified as Hani Hanjour, Khalid al-Mihdhar, Majed
Moqed, Nawaf al-Hazmi and Salem al-Hazmi.
9/11 Terror Attacks Facts - 30:
Flight 93
(Pennsylvania): The Hijackers and bombers of Flight 93
were identified as Ziad Jarrah (the likely pilot), Ahmed
al-Haznawi, Ahmed al-Nami and Saeed al-Ghamdi.
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31: The 9/11 hijackers
originated in countries across the Middle East. The
majority came from Saudi Arabia but others came from the
United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Egypt.
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32: The United States
Secretary of State Colin Powell began to build an
international coalition to support America as Secretary
of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, began deploying troops to
the Middle East.
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33: Osama bin Laden,
believed to be hiding in Afghanistan, was the prime
suspect in the 9/11 Terror and the United States demand
the extradition of Osama bin Laden by his allies, the
Taliban.
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34: The Taliban ignore
the extradition request and on October 7, 2001 combined
U.S. and British forces launch air strikes against
terrorist targets in Afghanistan.
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35: The
War on Terror
had begun. President Bush proclaimed that "From this day
forward any nation that continues to harbor or support
terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a
hostile regime".
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36: Life in the United
States changed forever. As the nation came to terms with
the 9/11 Terror Attacks a new terrorist attack began on
October 4 , 2001. This time it was bioterrorism as the
Anthrax scare began...
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37: Following the 9/11
Terror Attacks the
USA Patriot Act was
passed on October 26, 2001 and the
Department of Homeland Security
became operational on January 24, 2003.
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38: The 9/11 Memorial,
officially called the National September 11 Memorial &
Museum was opened on September 11, 2011 to commemorate
the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and the 1993 World
Trade Center bombing
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39: The Freedom Tower,
now referred to as the
One World Trade
Center (1WTC) was opened on November 3, 2014
as a symbol of the nation's
commitment to rise above the 9/11 terror attacks, establishing a new architectural landmark and icon for
New York city.
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