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. local time, when two hijacked passenger planes flew directly into the upper floors of the World Trade Center towers in the heart of New York’s financial district. DAY OF TERROR 8.55 AM Passenger plane crashes into north tower of World Trade Center 9.15 Another plane hits second tower 9.30 President Bush cuts short Florida visit, returns to Washington 9.40 Explosion reported at Pentagon. White House evacuated 10.05 South tower of WTC collapses 10.30 Second tower collapses, sending huge clouds of smoke over Manhattan 10.35 Explosion at State Department 10.40 Boeing 767 passenger aircraft crashes in western Pennsylvania 10.43 Pentagon says it is monitoring another hijacked plane 11.00 FAA says several planes still missing

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New York City honors victims of 1993 World Trade Center bombing
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New York City honors victims of 1993 World Trade Center bombing

Hindustan Times  

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

The Independent  

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9/11 in photos as the US marks anniversary of terror attacks
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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
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Watch live: US flag unfurled from Pentagon roof to mark anniversary of 9/11 attacks

The Independent  

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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 : …

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

News 18  

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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 …

Top Al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri killed in Afghanistan by US drone strike — Biden to deliver speech on slaying
2 years, 7 months ago

Top Al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri killed in Afghanistan by US drone strike — Biden to deliver speech on slaying

Raw Story  

Top Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed over the weekend in Afghanistan while hiding out at the home of an Afghan government official and Taliban member, the New York Times reported. "Zawahiri was a senior adviser to bin Laden at the time of al-Qaeda’s first high-profile terrorist attacks, the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in the capitals of Kenya and …

George W. Bush perfectly tied 9/11 to the January 6 attack (Opinion)
3 years, 6 months ago

George W. Bush perfectly tied 9/11 to the January 6 attack (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast. CNN — Former President George W. Bush was entirely correct in his comments marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11 Saturday when he drew a comparison between the 9/11 attackers and those who waged the …

'America is under attack': When White House chief of staff whispered to George W. Bush on 9/11
3 years, 6 months ago

'America is under attack': When White House chief of staff whispered to George W. Bush on 9/11

Hindustan Times  

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'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 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 …

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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 …

Trump says ‘I think I know’ who was behind 9/11 attacks
5 years, 9 months ago

Trump says ‘I think I know’ who was behind 9/11 attacks

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. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has said he knows who was behind the …

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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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 …

September 11 attacks: Osama bin Laden's dead but conspiracy theories are still alive
8 years, 6 months ago

September 11 attacks: Osama bin Laden's dead but conspiracy theories are still alive

Firstpost  

At the Quindecennial anniversary of the infamous attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon just outside Washington, Americans would be forced to revisit and relive the “horror” that they witnessed. Michael Moore shows in his hugely popular documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 that Bush failed to read the security briefing given to him on 6 August, 2001, …

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  

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From the archives:: World Trade Center and Pentagon attacked on Sept. 11, 2001
11 years ago

From the archives:: 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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