Ten interesting facts to know about 9/11 terror attacks
11 years, 6 months ago

Ten interesting facts to know about 9/11 terror attacks

India TV News  

New Delhi: On September 11, 2001, the world looked on in horror as terrorists flew hijacked passenger planes into New York City's mighty twin towers, destroying the iconic buildings and killing thousands of people. Here are some interesting facts to know about this terror attack: * 9/11 was not the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. * Passengers aboard United Flight 93, which had been delayed, heard about the previous airplane attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon attacks and attempted to retake control of the plane from hijackers. * 18 people were rescued alive from the rubble of the World Trade Center site * At least 7 of the 19 listed highjackers are still alive * The 911 commission was given extremely limited funds.

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Bell tolls as New York marks the anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
1 month ago

Bell tolls as New York marks the anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City on Wednesday marked the anniversary of the 1993 bombing at the old World Trade Center, when Islamic extremists first attempted to bring down the twin towers with 1,200 pounds of explosives in a parked rental van. Relatives of the victims gathered on the Trade Center’s memorial plaza to lay flowers and read the names …

2 Decades After 9/11, Never-Seen-Before Footage Shows How Twin Towers Came Under Attack
7 months, 3 weeks ago

2 Decades After 9/11, Never-Seen-Before Footage Shows How Twin Towers Came Under Attack

News 18  

The Pentagon and World Trade Centre reported a terrorist attack during the early hours of September 11, 2001. Live footage of the second plane crash, which occurred soon after the first plane struck the Twin Towers, was captured by several TV stations and by public viewers. Nearly 23 years have passed since then, and viewers claim that a man, Kei …

Unseen footage of 9/11 attacks showing moments both Twin Towers collapsed emerges online 22 years on - sending conspiracy theorists wild
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Unseen footage of 9/11 attacks showing moments both Twin Towers collapsed emerges online 22 years on - sending conspiracy theorists wild

Daily Mail  

A previously unseen video from 9/11 showing the Twin Towers collapsing has been posted online 22 years after the attack. The clip was uploaded to YouTube by a man named Kei Sugimoto on July 23 and has led conspiracy theorists to bizarrely claim it proves the collapse was a 'controlled demolition.' In the harrowing footage, Mr Sugimoto filmed the World …

New York City honors victims of 1993 World Trade Center bombing
1 year, 1 month ago

New York City honors victims of 1993 World Trade Center bombing

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — New York City has marked the anniversary of the 1993 bombing at the old World Trade Center that blew open a massive crater underneath one of the 110-story twin towers, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others years before the deadly attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. HT Image The Port Authority of New York and …

Watch as Biden marks anniversary of 9/11 at Alaska military base
1 year, 6 months ago

Watch as Biden marks anniversary of 9/11 at Alaska military base

The Independent  

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HT This Day: September 12, 2001 -- America under attack
1 year, 6 months ago

HT This Day: September 12, 2001 -- America under attack

Hindustan Times  

FORTRESS AMERICA was breached today by the world’s most spectacular terrorist attack. In the first of a series of coordinated attacks, two hijacked planes crashed into and levelled New York’s 110-storey World Trade Center in Washington DC, another hijacked aircraft wrecked parts of the Pentagon and a car bomb damaged the State Department. The attacks began shortly before 9 a.m. …

Watch live: Bell of Hope rings in memory of 9/11 victims 22 years on from terror attack
1 year, 6 months ago

Watch live: Bell of Hope rings in memory of 9/11 victims 22 years on from terror attack

The Independent  

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9/11 in photos as the US marks anniversary of terror attacks
1 year, 6 months ago

9/11 in photos as the US marks anniversary of terror attacks

The Independent  

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Watch live: US flag unfurled from Pentagon roof to mark anniversary of 9/11 attacks
1 year, 6 months ago

Watch live: US flag unfurled from Pentagon roof to mark anniversary of 9/11 attacks

The Independent  

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5 bizarre 9/11 conspiracy theories that refuse to die out
1 year, 6 months ago

5 bizarre 9/11 conspiracy theories that refuse to die out

Hindustan Times  

Since the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on 9/11, a tidal wave of conspiracy theories has emerged over the past two decades. In this file photo smoke billows from the twin towers of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, New York on September 11, 2001. A proposal to allow alleged perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks to plead …

9/11 Attacks: Two more victims identified, over 1,000 still unidentified
1 year, 6 months ago

9/11 Attacks: Two more victims identified, over 1,000 still unidentified

Live Mint  

September 9 attacks, also known as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, was one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the history of the United States. In 2001, the attacks including a series of airline hijacks and suicides against New York City and Washington DC caused extensive destruction as it took nearly 3,000 lives. After over two decades since the terrorist attacks, …

9/11 news footage on Pentagon attack deceptively edited
55 years, 2 months ago

9/11 news footage on Pentagon attack deceptively edited

Associated Press  

CLAIM: A CNN report from Sept. 11, 2001, is evidence that no airplane debris was found at the site of the Pentagon attack. Text above the clip reads, “THIS FOOTAGE AIRED ONCE AFTER 9/11 AND WAS NEVER ON TV AGAIN,” while the post’s caption claims that “every article or photo will show you ZERO debris at the alleged crash site …

9/11 terror attacks reverberate as US marks 21st anniversary
2 years, 6 months ago

9/11 terror attacks reverberate as US marks 21st anniversary

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget,” 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. At the Pentagon, which also was targeted on 9/11, President Joe Biden vowed that the U.S. would continue working to root out terrorist plots and called on Americans to stand up for “the very …

9/11 Anniversary: Recalling The Timeline Of Terror Attacks That Changed The World
2 years, 6 months ago

9/11 Anniversary: Recalling The Timeline Of Terror Attacks That Changed The World

ABP News  

New Delhi: September 11, 2001 marks one of the most tragic days in modern history that changed the world forever and in many views especially pertaining to violence, terrorism, extremism, and radicalistion. The deadly terror attacks were orchestrated by Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of Islamic extremist group al Qaeda. TIMELINE September 11, 2001 8.46 am : …

21 Years Since 9/11: Did You Know These Facts About the Deadliest Attacks on US Soil?
2 years, 6 months ago

21 Years Since 9/11: Did You Know These Facts About the Deadliest Attacks on US Soil?

News 18  

The September 11 attacks, also knowns as the 9/11 attacks, on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York were the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of modern civilisation. Nineteen terrorists of the Islamist extremist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial planes to carry out attacks in different locations in the USA. Of these, 2,753 people were …

21 years of 9/11 attacks: Wrenching to remember, impossible to forget - collapse of the World Trade Center
2 years, 6 months ago

21 years of 9/11 attacks: Wrenching to remember, impossible to forget - collapse of the World Trade Center

India TV News  

Highlights Five men accused of 9/11-related crimes still sit in a US detention center in Guantanamo Bay The September 11 attack day was a day of indelible images — apocalyptic, surreal, violent, ghostly Street scenes charted escalating horror as people stared and wept at the burning skyscrapers 21 years of 9/11 attacks: On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were …

Remembering 9/11: The evil we do is the evil we get
3 years, 6 months ago

Remembering 9/11: The evil we do is the evil we get

Salon  

I was in Times Square in New York City shortly after the second plane banked and plowed into the South Tower. The stunningly naïve rhetoric, which saturated the media, saw the blues artist Willie King sit up all night and write his song "Terrorized". Over the past two decades we have extinguished the lives of hundreds of thousands of people …

'America's Darkest Day': How Newspaper Headlines Described 9/11 Terror Attack
3 years, 6 months ago

'America's Darkest Day': How Newspaper Headlines Described 9/11 Terror Attack

News 18  

For Americans September 11, 2001, has been etched in their memories as the day when New York’s two tallest buildings were reduced to rubble within three hours. The Palm Beach Post‘s front page on Sept. 12, 2001, read “MASSACARE: Terrorists crash planes into Pentagon.” Detroit Free Press, September 12, 2001, reads “AMERICA’S DARKEST DAY: Terrorists will be hunted down, Bush …

Conspiracy Theories That Surround 9/11 Attacks To This Day World Trade Centre QAnon Al-Qaeda
3 years, 6 months ago

Conspiracy Theories That Surround 9/11 Attacks To This Day World Trade Centre QAnon Al-Qaeda

ABP News  

New Delhi: Almost every event in history has had its share of conspiracies theories, so it is not surprising that tragic big events like the 9/11 attacks had various conspiracy theorists churning out "truths" within a few hours of its occurrence. Here are some of the famous theories surrounding the 9/11 attacks: The Bomb Theory: Many people believed that the …

9/11 anniversary: The best documentaries to watch, 20 years on
3 years, 6 months ago

9/11 anniversary: The best documentaries to watch, 20 years on

The Independent  

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9/11 attacks failed to drive our nations apart: UK PM Boris Johnson
3 years, 6 months ago

9/11 attacks failed to drive our nations apart: UK PM Boris Johnson

India Today  

The Sept. 11, 2001, al Qaeda attacks in the United States failed to divide those who believe in freedom and democracy, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a video message marking the 20th anniversary of that day. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, including more than 2,600 at the World Trade Center in New York, after hijackers seized control of …

9/11 Terror Attacks: From World Trade Centre To The Pentagon, How These Sites Look Now
3 years, 6 months ago

9/11 Terror Attacks: From World Trade Centre To The Pentagon, How These Sites Look Now

ABP News  

The world has changed after the horrific 9/11 attacks and so has America! Almost two decades ago Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked planes to attack the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, killing almost 3,000 people. On the 19th anniversary of the deadly 9/11 attacks that …

11 images that bring back the horror of 9/11 attacks
3 years, 6 months ago

11 images that bring back the horror of 9/11 attacks

India Today  

On the morning of September 11, 2001, exactly two decades ago, al-Qaeda terrorists used commercial planes as missiles and crashed into New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. A person falls from the north tower of New York's World Trade Center Tuesday Sept. 11, 2001, after terrorists crashed two hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center …

Though it happened 20 years ago, the repercussions of 9/11 are still felt.
3 years, 6 months ago

Though it happened 20 years ago, the repercussions of 9/11 are still felt.

The Hindu  

On September 11, 2001, four aeroplanes, hijacked by terrorists, rammed into buildings in the U.S. — one crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania — and left a trail of death and devastation, whose effects are felt to this day. The twin World Trade Center Towers constructed in 1973, were a New York landmark. In October 2001, the U.S. led …

9/11: The moment George W Bush learned the attack had happened
3 years, 6 months ago

9/11: The moment George W Bush learned the attack had happened

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Three years later, this muted reaction became a liability for Mr Bush when Michael …

Hundreds gather at Ground Zero to commemorate the 18th anniversary of 9/11 that took 2,983 lives
5 years, 6 months ago

Hundreds gather at Ground Zero to commemorate the 18th anniversary of 9/11 that took 2,983 lives

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump observed an emotional moment of silence and recalled his horror watching the second plane hit the World Trade Center in the 9/11 attacks - as thousands across the nation gathered for remembrance ceremonies on the 18th anniversary of the tragedy that took 2,977 lives and scarred America. Meanwhile in New York: Hundreds gathered at Ground Zero in New …

9/11 attacks: Air traffic controllers reveal horror of day in book detailing graphic accounts
5 years, 6 months ago

9/11 attacks: Air traffic controllers reveal horror of day in book detailing graphic accounts

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The plane’s being hijacked.” The pilots on United 175 also heard Atta’s commands, and reported to New York air-traffic control: …

18 years of 9/11: 6 lessons that we must not forget
5 years, 6 months ago

18 years of 9/11: 6 lessons that we must not forget

India Today  

Today marks the 18 years of 9/11 terror attacks in America. For long, terror attacks in India from Paskistan-based groups were treated by the international community as localised affair arising out of the long-held animosity between India and Pakistan and religious bigotry in the two countries. Reports suggest that the CIA had sent its report to Condoleezza Rice, then national …

9/11: Recordings of dramatic phone calls reveal true horror of World Trade Center terror attacks
6 years, 6 months ago

9/11: Recordings of dramatic phone calls reveal true horror of World Trade Center terror attacks

The Independent  

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9/11 anniversary: Rare images show aftermath of World Trade Center attack that killed 2,997
6 years, 6 months ago

9/11 anniversary: Rare images show aftermath of World Trade Center attack that killed 2,997

The Independent  

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Americans still worried about major terrorist incident 16 years after 9/11 attacks[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 6 months ago

Americans still worried about major terrorist incident 16 years after 9/11 attacks[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A New York City Police Department officer pauses at the edge of the south reflecting pool at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum during ceremonies marking the 16th anniversary of the attacks in New York, US, September 11, 2017. NEW YORK - For 64-year-old New Yorker Gary Gonel, who came to the World Trade Center every year on Sept 11 …

Never Forget: 911 Was Awful, What We Did After Was Worse
7 years, 6 months ago

Never Forget: 911 Was Awful, What We Did After Was Worse

Huff Post  

Politicians who ask not to politicize tragedies, are often the ones politicizing tragedies to benefit themselves. ― President Donald Trump But enough about Trump’s rude behavior; let’s talk about the aftermath of 9/11 and how the U.S. exploited this tragedy to, among other things, increase discretionary military spending by 50 percent as our spending on social programs designed to benefit …

Rare 9/11 images show aftermath of attacks inside Pentagon
7 years, 6 months ago

Rare 9/11 images show aftermath of attacks inside Pentagon

Daily Mail  

It's been 16 years since the horrific September 11th attacks that left 2,996 people dead and more than 6,000 others wounded in America. Larry A. Simmons The powerful photos include candid shots of then-President George Bush as the devastating attacks were unfolding A burned and melted telephone along with other items sit on top of an office desk inside of …

FBI releases unseen photographs of 9/11 attacks
7 years, 11 months ago

FBI releases unseen photographs of 9/11 attacks

India TV News  

The Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States on Friday released a set of photographs of September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon that show the massive devastation in its aftermath. FBI releases unseen photographs of 9/11 attacks Five terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 on September 11, 2001, and flew the 90-ton plane into the Pentagon, killing all …

September 11 attacks: The 102 minutes that changed America
8 years, 6 months ago

September 11 attacks: The 102 minutes that changed America

Firstpost  

The Al-Qaeda plane hijackings of 11 September, 2001 — the first foreign attack on the US mainland in nearly two centuries — ruptured a sense of safety and plunged the West into wars still being fought today. Here is the timeline of the events that fateful morning, which reshaped the course of US history: 8:46 am - The first strike …

9/11: New photos show George W Bush's response to September 11 attacks
8 years, 10 months ago

9/11: New photos show George W Bush's response to September 11 attacks

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Following 11 September 2001, Mr Bush launched the …

Memories of 9/11 terrorist attack
10 years, 6 months ago

Memories of 9/11 terrorist attack

India TV News  

Image Source : INDIATV 1/7 People run from a collapsing World Trade Center tower in New York. Image Source : INDIATV 3/7 The National September 11 Memorial and Museum, shows a pair of high heel shoes worn by JoAnne JoJo Capestro while descending 87 floors of stairs to escape a World Trade center tower on Sept. 11, 2001. Image Source …

Americans remember Sept 11 attacks
11 years, 6 months ago

Americans remember Sept 11 attacks

Al Jazeera  

Six moments of silence were held for the victims of the al-Qaeda attacks which happened 12 years ago. At Wednesday’s morning ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City, relatives recited the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died when hijacked jets crashed into the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, as well as the 1993 …

Chronology of 9/11 terror attacks: The day the world trembled
11 years, 6 months ago

Chronology of 9/11 terror attacks: The day the world trembled

India TV News  

New Delhi: It has been 12 years since the attacks of September 11, 2001. 7:59 am – American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 with 92 people aboard, takes off from Boston's Logan International Airport en route to Los Angeles. 8:46 am – Mohammed Atta and the other hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11 crash the plane into floors 93-99 …

September 11 Terror Attacks Fast Facts
11 years, 8 months ago

September 11 Terror Attacks Fast Facts

CNN  

Here is a look at the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. ET - American Airlines Flight 11 strikes the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. ET - United Airlines Flight 175 strikes the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. August 7, 2017 - The New York City medical examiner's …

Terrorists attack America
12 years, 11 months ago

Terrorists attack America

China Daily  

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. "A plane has crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center." NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT DISPATCHER: "The World Trade Center Tower Number One is on fire. Can you see a guy at about four thousand feet, about five east of the …

Terrorists attack America
12 years, 11 months ago

Terrorists attack America

China Daily  

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. "A plane has crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center." NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT DISPATCHER: "The World Trade Center Tower Number One is on fire. Can you see a guy at about four thousand feet, about five east of the …

Alert level raised ahead of tenth anniversary of 9/11
13 years, 6 months ago

Alert level raised ahead of tenth anniversary of 9/11

Firstpost  

Washington: The United States raised its alert level at military bases ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as a report warned of “gaps and weaknesses” in the nation’s security apparatus. The Pentagon said it had upped security at installations as “a prudent and precautionary measure,” and not in response to a particular threat, as attention began to …

9•11事件被劫持飞机残骸在华盛顿展出
13 years, 6 months ago

9•11事件被劫持飞机残骸在华盛顿展出

China Daily  

Cell phones and pagers, airplane engines, a door from a police squad car, a mother's wallet and credit cards. Those items survived when terrorists flew two planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City during the September 11 attacks. The Newseum selected 60 pieces of evidence the FBI had in storage for use in terror trials, including …

World Trade Center and Pentagon attacked on Sept. 11, 2001
23 years, 6 months ago

World Trade Center and Pentagon attacked on Sept. 11, 2001

LA Times  

An explosion rips through the south tower of the World Trade Center as smoke billows from the north tower. Clyde Ebanks, vice president of an insurance company, was at a meeting on the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center’s south tower when his boss said, “Look at that!” He turned and saw a plane go past and hit the …

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