September 11 Attacks
September 11 attacks (also 9/11 attacks) were suicide bombings attacks by 19 terrorists who hijacked 4 passenger airline planes from the eastern coast of the USA and blew them in their respective targets. Two of the planes hit the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, the third plane destroyed the west wall of the Pentagon in Virginia and the fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania while its possible target was the White House or Capitol . Almost 3,000 people were killed during these attacks including 19 hijackers, 72 security personnel, and 343 firefighters. Events During Attacks A Boeing 767 aircraft of American Airlines Flight 11 took off from Boston’s Logan Airport at 7:59 am (local time) on 11 th September 2001. After around 15 minutes, hijackers took control of the plane after overpowering the pilot and the crew members. Muhammad Atta was leading the hijack while there were a total of five hijackers in the airliner. At 8:46 am, the plane h...