The September 11 attacks, often referred to as 9/11, were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Wahhabi Islamist terrorist group Al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. On Tuesday morning, four commercial airliners from the northeastern United States were scheduled to land in California. When the planes were in mid-flight they 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 forty two minutes both 110 story towers collapsed. The collapse of the World Trade Center kickstarted the collapse of the other World Trade Center structures including 7 World Trade Center and significantly damaged surrounding buildings. A third flight, American Airlines Flight 77, flown from Dulles International Airport was hijacked over Ohio.
| Location | Manhattan, New York, U.S, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S, Stonycreek Township near, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Date | September 11, 2001, 8:46 a.m. – 10:28 a.m. (EDT) |
| Target | World Trade Center, (AA 11 and UA 175), The Pentagon (AA 77), U.S. Capitol/the White House, (UA 93, partially successful diversion from target) |
| Attack type | Aircraft hijackings, Suicide attacks, Mass murder, Islamic terrorism |
| Deaths | 2,996, (2,977 victims + 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists) |
| Non-fatal injuries | 25,000 |
| Perpetrators | Osama Bin Laden Al-Qaeda, (see also: responsibility and hijackers) |
| Number of participants | 19 |
About 9/11
A couple is trapped in an elevator in the World Trade Center when American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into the building. With the help of a maintenance man they attempt to find a way to evacuate the catastrophe.
Achievement of 9/11
The movie was filmed at the Long Beach, California studios. The film was highly controversial due to star Charlie Sheen's views on the attack.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About 9/11
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