9/11

The September 11 attacks, often referred to as 9/11, were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Wahhabi terrorist group Al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks resulted in 2,977 fatalities, over 25,000 injuries, and substantial long-term health consequences, in addition to at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.

World Trade Centre
Two planes were hijacked, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175. The crew of both planes had been overpowered. Passengers in both planes did not fight back hijackers, with reports indicating that hijackers claimed to have suicide vests or bombs that would go off if anybody tried to overpower them. American Airlines Flight 11 flew into the WTC (to be continued)