Robert Thompson

9/11 stars i had to remove 2 for September 11 attacks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search "9/11" redirects here. It is not to be confused with November 9. For other uses, see 9/11 (disambiguation) and September 11 attacks (disambiguation). September 11 attacks Part of terrorism in the United States A montage of eight images depicting, from top to bottom, the World Trade Center towers burning, the collapsed section of the Pentagon, the impact explosion in the South Tower, a rescue worker standing in front of rubble of the collapsed towers, an excavator unearthing a smashed jet engine, three frames of video depicting American Airlines Flight 77 hitting the Pentagon Top row: The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center burning 2nd row, left to right: Collapsed section of the Pentagon; Flight 175 crashes into 2 WTC 3rd row, left to right: A firefighter requests assistance at World Trade Center site; An engine from Flight 93 is recovered Bottom row: Flight 77's collision with the Pentagon as captured by three consecutive CCTV frames Location Manhattan, New York, U.S.; Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.; Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, U.S. Date September 11, 2001; 19 years ago 8:46 – 10:28 a.m. (EDT) Target World Trade Center (AA 11 and UA 175) The Pentagon (AA 77) U.S. Capitol (UA 93; partially successful diversion from target) Attack type Aircraft hijackings Suicide attacks Mass murder Islamist terrorism Deaths 2,996 (2,977 victims + 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists) Injured 25,000[1] Perpetrators Al-Qaeda[2] (see also responsibility and hijackers) No. of participants 19 The September 11 attacks, often referred to as 9/11,[a] were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamist terrorist group Al-Qaeda[3][4][5] against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks resulted in 2,977 fatalities, over 25,000 injuries, and substantial long-term health consequences, in addition to at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.[6][7] It is the single deadliest terrorist attack in human history and the single deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers in the history of the United States, with 343 and 72 killed, respectively.[8] Four passenger airliners which had departed from airports in the northeastern United States bound for California were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists. Two of the planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan. Within an hour and 42 minutes, both 110-story towers collapsed. Debris and the resulting fires caused a partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the World Trade Center complex, including the 47-story 7 World Trade Center tower, as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures. A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense) in Arlington County, Virginia, which led to a partial collapse of the building's west side. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was initially flown toward Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, after passengers thwarted the hijackers.