11 September 2001

War & Conflict

September 11 attacks

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The September 11 attacks, colloquially known as 9/11, were a coordinated series of suicide attacks perpetrated by the Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four airliners, then flew one into each of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center in New York City. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia.

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North face south tower after plane strike 9-11Robert on FlickrCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Aerial view of the Pentagon during rescue operations post-September 11 attackTSGT CEDRIC H. RUDISILL, USAFPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Collection-of-unattributed-photographs-of-the-september-11th-terrorist-attack-172UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
September 14 2001Journalist 1st Class Preston KeresPublic domainWikimedia Commons
911 Heroes Medal Neck AwardUS Army Institute of HeraldryPublic domainWikimedia Commons
911 Heroes Medal ObverseUS Army Institute of HeraldryPublic domainWikimedia Commons
911 Heroes Medal ReverseUS Army Institute of HeraldryPublic domainWikimedia Commons
911 Heroes Medal Ribbon BarUS Army Institute of HeraldryPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Lechters receipt from the WTC North Tower on 9-11-2001UnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Pentagon AttackUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress
New ChartAttack.comUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

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