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9/11 Attack Timeline and Key Events

On September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners were hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists. Two planes crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center, a third hit the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back against the hijackers. The attacks resulted in the collapse of both towers of the World Trade Center and heavy damage to the Pentagon. It was the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil with nearly 3,000 people killed.

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9/11 Attack Timeline and Key Events

On September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners were hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists. Two planes crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center, a third hit the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back against the hijackers. The attacks resulted in the collapse of both towers of the World Trade Center and heavy damage to the Pentagon. It was the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil with nearly 3,000 people killed.

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Timeline of 9/11 attacks:

1- 8:14 a.m.- American Airlines Flight 11 hijacked by 5 al-Qaeda


members above central Massachusetts. The flight first turned
northwest and then south. 
2- Between 8:42-8:46 a.m.-  United Airlines Flight 175 hijacked by 5
al-Qaeda members over northwest New Jersey. The fight continued
towards the southwest and then turned back to the northeast. 
3- 8:46 a.m.- Flight 11 crashed between the floors 93 and 99 of
the North Tower, World Trade Centre. 
4- Between 8:50-8:54 a.m.-  American Airlines Flight 77 hijacked by
5 al-Qaeda members over southern Ohio, turning to the southeast. 
5- 9:02 a.m.- Flight 175 crashed between the floors 77 and 85 of
the South Tower, World Trade Centre. 
6- 9:28 a.m.- United Airlines Flight 93 hijacked by 4 al-Qaeda
members over northern Ohio and turned it towards the southeast. 
7- 9:37 a.m.- Flight 77 crashed into the western side of The
Pentagon (US Department of Defence). 
8- 9:45 a.m.- The United States airspace shuts down. 
9- 9:59 a.m.- After 56 minutes of the plane crash, the South Tower of
the World Trade Centre collapsed. 
10- 10:03 a.m.- United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in the field, the
southeast of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania after the passengers and the
hijackers were engaged in a fight. As per reports, it was learned that the
passengers on the flight were already aware of the crashes at the World
Trade Centre and the Pentagon and were resisting the hijackers. This
flight could have targetted either the Capitol Building of the US or the
White House. 
11- 10:28 a.m.- After 1 hour 42 minutes of the attack, the North
Tower of the World Trade Centre collapsed. 
It must be noted that the Marriott Hotel at the base of the North and
South Tower was also destroyed after the towers collapsed. 
12- 10:50 a.m.- Five Stories of the Pentagon collapsed as a result of
the fire that broke out due to the crash. 
13- 5:20 p.m.- 7 World Trade Centre (47 storey building) collapsed. 
Note: Time mentioned above is in EDT (Eastern Daylight Time). 
9/11 Attacks: Key Takeaways
1- 19 al-Qaeda members hijacked 4 US passenger planes-- Flight 11,
Flight 175, Flight 77 and Flight 93. 
2- Out of these 4 planes, two planes crashed into the twin towers of the
World Trade Centre. Flight 11 crashed into the North
Tower while Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower. 
3- Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, the US Department of
Defense, Virginia.
4- Flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers
were engaged in a fight with hijackers. The passengers were aware of the
previous three attacks and were resisting the hijackers. 
5- The World Trade Centre collapsed as an impact of the two planes
that crashed into it. 

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