Have you ever heard of 9/11? What is 9/11?
The September 11 or 9/11 attacks were a series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 terrorists associated with the Islamic extremists group al-Qaeda. It was the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S soil; nearly 3,000 people were killed.
Who planned the September 11 attacks?
Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is considered the mastermind of the attacks, though Khalid Sheihk Mohammed was the operational planner. Mohammed came up with the tactical innovation of using hijacked planes to attack the United States, and al-Qaeda provided the personnel, money, and logistical support to execute the operation.
Mohammed Atta was selected to head the operation. He and 18 other terrorists, most of whom were from Saudi Arabia, established themselves in the United States, where some received commercial flight training. All 19 hijackers died in the attacks, bin Laden was killed by the U.S forces in 2011, and Mohammed was captured in 2003.
- The morning of September 11, 2001, started off like any other day. The Twin towers stood tall in the Financial District, as they had for more than 30 years.
I think it is very chaotic because it was not an accident everything was planned, not just the fact that the Twin Towers were destroyed but some people decided to jump out of the buildings *commit suicide* is more chaotic, Imagine massive building collapsing down on you?
Timeline of 9/11 below:
Timeline of 9/11 below:
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