There were 2,996 people who died in the attacks. The crash killed 125 people in the Pentagon. It then crashed through three of the five "rings" that make up the Pentagon. The plane that hit the Pentagon hit the ground just as it hit the western side of the building. 2,602 people died at the World Trade Center. Many other buildings in the area were damaged badly and had to be demolished later, leaving the whole World Trade Center complex destroyed. It is believed that because of this damage, a third building, 7 World Trade Center (7 WTC), fell at 5:20 p.m. As the towers fell, parts of the towers hit other buildings around them. The North Tower (1 WTC) burned for 102 minutes before it also fell.
The South Tower (2 WTC) burned for 56 minutes before it fell and was destroyed. Both towers of the World Trade Center caught on fire planes crashed into them. 19 terrorists were also killed in the attacks. The remains of the World Trade Center after the attacksĪll of the 246 people on the four planes died in the crashes. This crash was broadcasted live on many television channels worldwide that were already showing the North Tower burning. When it crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center at 9:03 a.m., traveling 540 miles per hour (870 km/h), it had 9,118 gallons of fuel in its tanks. When United 175 took off at 8:14 a.m., it was even lighter than the American flight: Only 56 of 168 seats were filled. Like American Airlines 11, it was scheduled to fly from Boston to Los Angeles. United Airlines Flight 175, also a Boeing 767-200ER, was the second. It was carrying 9,717 gallons of jet fuel, 14,000 fewer than it was able to carry. Forty-seven minutes later, it crashed into the North Tower at 440 miles per hour (710 km/h). on the morning of the eleventh, it carried only 81 passengers in its 158 seats. The plane made daily flights between Boston and Los Angeles. The first of the four planes to take off was American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767-200ER. The World Trade Center in March 2001, which was destroyed by the attacks. The September 11 attacks are commonly attributed as the event that triggered the War on Terrorism across the world. After the event, the United States government said the people who had done the attacks were close to the terrorist group al-Qaeda. That target was either the White House or the United States Capitol. The fourth plane crashed in an empty field in Pennsylvania before it could reach its target in Washington, D.C. The buildings attacked were the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York City, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. did not work and the plane crashed in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The fourth attack, aimed at Washington, D.C.
There were two attacks in New York City and one in Arlington, Virginia. The terrorists took control of 4 passenger airplanes to destroy 3 famous buildings, the Twin Towers and part of the Pentagon, by flying the planes into them. They were carried out by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda. They caused more than $10 billion in damage to infrastructure. The attacks killed almost 3,000 people, including the 19 attackers, making it the deadliest recent terrorist attack. They all happened on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The September 11 attacks (also called 9/11) were four terrorist attacks against the United States of America.
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