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GLOBAL PUBLIC SCHOOL 2021
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9.11
Attack
Isabel Sneha Antony [ 5B ]
19 years ago , terrorist attacks in the United States on this day changed the world at large . On September 11 , 2001 two planes were flying towards the world famous twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City . 19 terrorists associated with the Islamic extremist group Al-Qaeda hijacked 4 airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States . The third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington DC and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania . Over 3,000 people were killed during the 9 / 11 terrorist attacks . The 9 / 11 attack triggered major US initiatives to combat terrorism . 19 years ago at 8:45 am on a Tuesday morning , an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north of the World Trade Center . The 80th floor of the skyscraper was left burning and thousands of people lost their lives .