“Nineteen men hijacked four fuel-loaded US
commercial airplanes bound for west coast destinations. A total of 2,977 people
were killed in New York City, Washington, DC and outside of Shanksville,
Pennsylvania. The attack was orchestrated by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
“At the World Trade Center (WTC)
site in Lower Manhattan, 2,753 people were killed when hijacked American
Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were intentionally crashed
into the north and south towers, or as a result of the crashes.
“Of those who perished during
the initial attacks and the subsequent collapses of the towers, 343 were New
York City firefighters, 23 were New York City police officers and 37 were
officers at the Port Authority.
“The victims ranged in age from
two to 85 years. Approximately 75-80% of the victims were men. At the Pentagon
in Washington, 184 people were killed when hijacked American Airlines Flight 77
crashed into the building.
“Near Shanksville, Pennsylvania,
40 passengers and crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 93 died when the
plane crashed into a field. It is believed that the hijackers crashed the plane
in that location, rather than their unknown target, after the passengers and
crew attempted to retake control of the flight deck.
“As of October 2019, 1,645 (60%) of 2,753 WTC victims'
remains have been positively identified, according to the medical examiner's
office.
September 11, 2001:
- 8:46 a.m. ET - American Airlines Flight 11 (traveling from Boston to Los Angeles) strikes the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.
- 9:03 a.m. ET - United Airlines Flight 175 (traveling from Boston to Los Angeles) strikes the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.
- 9:37 a.m. ET - American Airlines Flight 77 (traveling from Dulles, Virginia, to Los Angeles) strikes the Pentagon Building in Washington.
- 9:59 a.m. ET - South tower of WTC collapses in approximately 10 seconds.
- 10:03 a.m. ET - United Airlines Flight 93 (traveling from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco) crashes in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
- 10:28 a.m. ET - North tower of WTC collapses. The time between the first attack and the collapse of both World Trade Center towers is 102 minutes….” (CNN).
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