9/11
It is 8:44am New York City on September 11th 2001.
I am heading up to the World Trade Centre before my mum goes to Washington DC for the week. 8:45am. I am in the north tower on the 103 floor at 8:46 I look out the window and see a plane heading for the building
On September 11, 2001, a terrorist group called al-Qaeda made up of 19 members hijacked four commercial passenger planes and turned them into weapons to destroy four targets and cause terror . These attacks killed nearly 3,000 people. Three of the four planes hit their targets. This became the worst terrorist attack in US history.
Who is Al-Qaeda?
Al-Qaeda is a small group of people who have a very violent understanding of Islam. They desire to form states or ultimately a
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Under his order’s they carried out many attacks all over the world. September 11 was the worst.
Two of the planes hit two skyscrapers called the twin towers at a complex in New York. These buildings collapsed killing thousands of people. The third plan was flown into the Pentagon killing 189 people.The fourth plane which is thought to have been heading for Washington, crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers fought the terrorists. Everyone on that plane was killed (44)
In response to these attacks, the USA responded by attacking al-Qaeda in Afghanistan where they were openly supported by the Taliban government. The USA started what they called the ‘War on Terror’.
Soon after, the USA became involved in another war in Iraq. The main reason given was the belief that Saddam Hussein had ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction’. No weapons were ever found.
American military eventually found and killed Osama Bin Laden on May 2011 in Pakistan. Though Al-Qaeda is weaker without him other groups have the same goals and beliefs..
Since the attacks, government’s around the world have increased security. This has happened particularly at airports, government buildings and public events. Governments have also worked to improve the way they share
The event that transpired on September 11, 2001 was nothing but devastating. The teams of the terrorist group hijacked jetliners going to Boston, Newark, New Jersey and Washington D.C. Al Qaeda murdered the planes’ pilots and took control of the aircraft's’, putting the lives of others on the line. The Islamic group, Al Qaeda caused a tremendous impact, which led to the deaths and injuries of more than 6,000 people. People viewed this attack as an act of war.
On September 11,2001, disaster struck. Al-Qaeda hijacked 4 different planes. The first plane he hijacked was headed to the north tower of The World Trade Center. The second plane was headed to the south tower of The World Trade Center. The third plane was headed to the Pentagon. The fourth and final plane was headed to the White House.
On September 11, 2001, the worst attack on the United States took place from the extremist group called al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda had 19 members hijack four U.S. airplanes and used them to strike various targets on the East Coast. This attack of terrorism killed nearly 3,000 people. Osama Bin Laden took responsibility for being the mastermind behind this attack. Americans were scared and
On the morning of September 11, 2011, a terrorist group called, al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the Twin Towers in New York City, a third plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, and a fourth plane crashed in the Pentagon, just outside the Washington, DC. Over 2.900 people were killed, and more than 6.000 were injured. There were multiple reasons for why the terrorist group, al-Qaeda did what they did.
On September 11, 2001, nineteen members of Al Qaeda took control of four planes. Two of these planes hit the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center. A third plane crashed into the Pentagon while the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. This day is now known as 9/11. (Smith, “What Happened on 9/11”). Two thousand, seven hundred fifty-three people were killed at the World Trade Center attacks. One hundred eighty-four people were killed at the Pentagon. All forty of the crew and passengers aboard Airlines Flight 93 died near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (CNN Library, “September 11th”).
Two planes flying into skyscraper buildings, massive destruction, thousands dead. Terror attacks of September 11, 2001 the four plane crashes that changed America’s future forever. An tragic event that took place and still to this day we don’t know the group who was behind it all. Some believe it was a terrorist group and others think that the United States very own government had hand in the awful 9/11 attacks.
On September 11, a series of terrorist attacks occurred that changed America forever. These terror attacks hurt Americans and changed their attitudes toward the safeness of the their country. Four airplanes were hijacked and two of them were crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. Thousands of people died due to the twin towers collapsing and many other people were wounded. The third airplane ended up crashing at the Pentagon in Washington, killing hundreds of people and the fourth one landed on a field in Pennsylvania.
On 9/11, terrorists hijacked four planes and were able to crash two of them into the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York and one into the Pentagon.
(es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Qaeda) Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization that led the united states and the world a great shock, as he tries to overthrow the governments that does not conform to policy opposing Islamic law then the U.S being one of the most important and can mean one of the strongest and most influential. Tries to go against them mainly violence and killing, the conflict caused by this terrorist groups affects not only when dead brings more dead but the immense cost that make organization such as the CIA which invest about 2000 million to achieve the failure of the soviet Union instead of inve3sting all that money in other things
The September 11 assaults (often referred to as 9/11) involved a series of four organised terrorist assaults by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the United States on the Tuesday morning of, September 11, 2001. The assaults comprised of suicide attacks that were used to target popular U.S landmarks. This atrocity was carried out by 19 terrorists from the east coast of America, where they hijacked four airlines, which they later crashed into the twin towers in New York City. Two American airline planes: flight 11 and flight 175 crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Centre and within 2 hours collapsed also affected 10 other buildings located in the same vicinity. A third plane flew into the United States department of defence building, more commonly known as the Pentagon. Lastly the fourth plane steered towards Washington D.C, the passengers became aware about the other attacks and they tried to intervene, this caused the plane crash into a field near Pennsylvania. It was the deadliest incident for fire –fighters and law enforcement
On September 11th, 2001, there was a sequence of four organized terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States in New York City and in Washington, D.C. Two airplanes were crashed in to the World Trade Centers in New York, another airplane was crashed into the Pentagon, and the passengers on board brought the fourth airplane to the ground.
On September 11, 2001, the Islamist terrorist group known as al-Qaeda launched a series of terrorist attacks on the United States of America, specifically in the New York City and Washington D.C areas. Nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes with the intention of using them as suicide attacks that would crash those planes into designated buildings, or targets. Two of the four passenger jets were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, both of which collapsed entirely within two hours of being hit. The third plane was crashed into the Pentagon, and the west side of the building, which is the
Throughout the search for bin Laden American leaders came to the conclusion he was more symbolically important than operationally important to his followers. Because bin Laden was continually on the run, he could not be relied upon for the day-to-day operations of Al Qaeda (Baker et al.). With its leaders being the subject of a global manhunt, Al Qaeda had to adapt in order to survive. This led to the development of a decentralized governing system, with a bottom-up approach through its franchise groups. In fact, aside from Zawahiri, bin Laden’s chosen successor, very few Al Qaeda members who operated directly under bin Laden remain. In just the past four years the United States has killed four of the top five leaders in Al Qaeda: bin Laden,
Introduce Topic: I will then share my experience: I remember this memory like it was yesterday. I was 3 years old at the time and I just got back from a walk with my mom. When all of a sudden her friend came banging on the door. When my mom opened the door her friend just kept repeating “turn on the TV! The twin towers are falling.” Us 3 sat there in devastation and just watched the towers fall.
The most recent leader of al Qaeda is Ayman al-Zawahiri, an eye surgeon who help found the Egyptian militant group Islamic Jihid. He was the main leader a few weeks after the confirmation of Osama Bin Laden’s death. It is believed that he was the mastermind behind the9/11 attacks. He is