The document summarizes the events of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Four commercial airplanes were hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists and deliberately crashed into buildings, killing nearly 3,000 people. Two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, a third into the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. The attacks were planned and carried out by 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists mainly from Saudi Arabia, led by Osama bin Laden. The attacks triggered major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism.
The document summarizes the events of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Four commercial airplanes were hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists and deliberately crashed into buildings, killing nearly 3,000 people. Two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, a third into the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. The attacks were planned and carried out by 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists mainly from Saudi Arabia, led by Osama bin Laden. The attacks triggered major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism.