In this special edition of This or That, in honor of the day's tenth anniversary, I will explain what al-Qaeda attempted to do on the sad day of 9/11, September 11, 2001.
NEW YORK CITY: At 8:46 AM, American Airlines Flight 11 was crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The building burst into flames, and many of the city's firemen risked their lives by rushing into the burning tower. At 9:03 AM, United Airlines Flight 175 was flown into the South Tower. This building also began to burn.
These two planes, along with two others, had been hijacked by a terrorist organization called Al Qaeda, under the leadership of Osama bin Laden.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: American Airlines Flight 77 was flown into the Pentagon at 9:37 AM. The Pentagon is Washington's office building, and the building was evacuated after the plane crashed into a part of it.
THE VICINITY OF SHANKSVILLE, P.A.: At 10:03 AM, United Airlines Flight 93 was crash-landed in a field near Shanksville. The passengers on the plane found out that the plane had been hijacked, and they attempted to get control of the plane. The hijackers crashed the plane unintentionally to avoid having it taken over by the passengers. The plane's planned destination was the Capitol.
NEW YORK CITY: After burning for 56 minutes, the World Trade Center's South Tower collapsed at 9:59 AM. 630 people were killed in this tower alone. At 10:28, after burning for 102 minutes, the North Tower collapsed. As it fell, debris and fire was blown onto another office building, 7 World Trade Center. This building burned until 5:21 PM, when it collapsed.
2, 996 people were killed on September 11, including 19 hijackers, 246 on the four planes, 2,606 in New York City, including 341 firefighters, 2 paramedics, 50 police officers, and 8 emergency medical technicians, and 125 people in the Pentagon.
This tragic day has changed the world in many ways, and yet brought us together through loss and tragedy.
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