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It has been 17 years since the devastating 911 attacks. On September 11 2001 a clear sunny late summer dayal Qaeda terrorists aboard three hijacked passenger planes carried out coordinated suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in New York.

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On the morning of Tuesday September 11 2001 nineteen terrorists directed by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden hijacked four commercial airliners mid-flight while traveling from the.

. It has been 19 years since the attacks but that tragic day which served as a true test of the American spirit will be remembered always. Within three hours New Yorks tallest buildings were reduced to rubble and the Pentagonthe nerve center of the American armed forceswas burning and partially collapsed. September 11 attacks also called 911 attacks series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda against.

During the September 11 2001 attacks 2977 people were killed 19 hijackers committed murdersuicide and more than 6000 others were injured. Coverage of the American Airlines flight 11 tragedy during which nearly 3000 perished was the main priority that day for most Western news agencies the scenes of the twin towers collapsing were witnessed by an estimated two billion people - a third of the human race. The September 11 attacks commonly known as 911 were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamic extremist network al-Qaeda against the United States.

Citizens of 78 countries died in New York Washington DC and. These deaths included 265 on the four planes. Three hours that changed everything For Americans and people watching around the world September 11 2001 is a day that will never be forgotten.

By Kyle Almond CNN Published September 10 2021 Kelly GuentherThe New York TimesRedux After the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center Kelly Guenther grabbed her camera gear and ran to. 11 2001 America was forever changed. September 11 attacks also called 911 attacks series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda against targets in the United States the deadliest terrorist attacks on.

1 2 Of the 2977 fatal victims 2753 were killed in the World Trade Center and the surrounding area 184 at the Pentagon 3 4 5 and 40 in Pennsylvania. A total of 2996 people were killed in the 911 attacks including the 19 terrorist hijackers aboard the four airplanes.

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