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    9/11 Symbols

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    another day of learning. However, before the morning of people's everyday lives could begin a tragic event occurred! The incident of September 11, 2001, was a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda, in the United States (“9/11”). Their plan was to hijack and control four commercial aircraft and use them as suicide weapons to target symbolic U.S. landmarks. The North and South Towers of the World Trade Center were the first symbolic U.S. landmarks that were

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    Airport and Airline Security Post-9/11 On the morning of September 11th, 2001, at 8:46 a.m., the United States was attacked by members of the terrorists from Al-Qaeda. Nineteen hijackers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon, hijacked four American passenger jets bound for California. Both flight 11 of American Airlines and flight 175 of United Airlines would be flown into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. American Airlines flight 77 would

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    On September 11th, 2001, The United States of America fell victim to the most deadly terrorist attack in modern history. Multiple Islamic terrorists flew United Flights 175 and 93, and American Flights 11 and 77, filled with hundreds of passengers, into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and into a field in Pennsylvania (Kean and Hamilton 1-2, 4). The death toll was in the thousands, and the attack sparked the international War on Terror. Many questions have been raised throughout the years about

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    Did you know that the 9/11 terrorist attack was the deadliest attack on American soil in United States history? On September 11, 2001, nineteen people from the Islamic extremist group al - Qaeda, hijacked four airplanes. Two of the airplanes were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. One plane circled over Washington D.C. before hitting the west side of the Pentagon. The last plane landed in a field in Pennsylvania, after is was brought down by the passengers, but

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    first flight is the Carrier United Airlines, this flight is a Boeing 757 and is numbered 93 caring around 44 people. Flight number 93 is taking off from the city of Boston’s Airport by the name of Logan International Airport, this flight original destination is Los Angeles California. The second flight is also a United Airlines flight whose number is 175 also a Boeing 767 and is departing from Boston in route to Los Angeles California. At around 8:19 flight attendants realize that their flight has

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    The Flight That Fought Back On September 11, 2001, America the land of the free attacked by terrorism. The results of that day led to thousands of deaths, millions of broken hearts. The criminal acts lead to the destruction of the twin towers and pentagon. Then there was the flight that fought back, Flight United 93. The courageous passengers made a plan to take over the flight. In the mix of the hijacking, the passengers called their loved ones and said their final goodbyes. There are many conspiracy

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    On September 11, 2001 an Islamic terrorist organization named al-Qaeda committed a devastating and scaring act of terrorism towards the United States. There was four different attacks that occurred which were carried out by four passenger airliners that were hijacked. Two of the attacks took place in New York City (World Trade Center’s North and South Towers), one was at the Pentagon in Arlington Country (Virginia), and the other occurred in a field in Shanksville (Pennsylvania), which was thought

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    9/11 Cause Effect

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    that everything happens for a reason, and the reasons of 9/11 still continue to puzzle the people today. The attacks on world trade center and pentagon on September 11 2001 were tragic and devastating not only for the victims, but all the people of United States of America. The tragic losses will forever haunt the mind of who ever lived to witness this heartbreaking event. On the Tuesday morning of September 11th,

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    in Pennsylvania. The failed attempt is speculated to have been heading for The White House. In all the attacks on September 11, 2001 caused a total loss of 2,977 lives including the 19 hijackers (CNN, 2015). American Airlines Flight 77 At about 8:20 a.m. American Airlines flight 77 left Dulles Virginia for Los Angeles, California, but was hijacked by 5 men affiliated

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    the United States. This day will be remembered for a long time, it is known as 9/11. The four planes that were hijacked, were hijacked by four small groups of terrorists. The terrorists were carrying what was described as sharp "knife like" objects that went undetected by security systems. Out of the four hijacked airplanes three were heading to Los Angeles, California. The other was going to San Francisco, California. The four flights were all taken between 8:00-9:00 AM. The first flight that

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