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Conspiracy Theories Of The 9 / 11 Attack

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With every terrorist attack that occurs, there are always conspiracy theories that begin to float around about what “really happened” during the attacks. The most popular and well known conspiracy theories of the 9/11 attacks are that there was a missile or some sort of a different type of plane that crashed into the first tower at 9:37am on September 11th. Even though there were many witnesses who claimed they saw the Boeing 757 hit the tower, there are many that still believe it was a missile instead. Some conspiracy theorists claim that there was no plane wreckage at the site of the crash at the Pentagon, which does not make sense whatsoever when there are picture and video proof showing debris from the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. Allyn Kilsheimer was the first structural engineer who arrived at the site of the crash at the Pentagon who even stated that he found plane debris and even the black box from the plane. Another conspiracy theory states that they believe the Twin Towers were taken down by a controlled explosion that occurred in both towers and were not hit by planes. Conspiracy theorists also claim that United Airlines Flight 93, was shot down and crashed into an open field in Pennsylvania after passengers tried to gain back control of the plane from the hijackers. Another popular conspiracy theory that they also claim that occurred was that the United States government knew about the attacks before they occurred. The United States has the most powerful

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