On the morning of September 11, 2001, nearly two decades ago, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four California-bound commercial planes with the intention of attacking some of America’s most iconic buildings. In the hours that followed, scenes of chaos and devastation appeared on television screens around the world, as two of the hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the other hitting the west side of the Pentagon building. in Washington. Gaya. DC, while the fourth fell on a field in Pennsylvania.
The terrorist attack that killed nearly 3,000 people and injured countless others forever changed the United States, leaving it with deep, indelible scars, and prompting a massive re-adjustment of its foreign and domestic policy. did. Most notably, the event marked the beginning of the rapid deployment of US forces in Afghanistan, marking the start of the country’s longest war.
Here’s a look at how the 9/11 terror attacks unfolded
7:59 am: American Airlines Flight 11 departs Logan International Airport in Boston with 81 passengers and 11 crew members for Los Angeles. Five hijackers were also on board the plane.
8:14 am: United Airlines Flight 175, with 56 passengers and 9 crew members, takes off from Logan International Airport. The plane was also headed for Los Angeles and was carrying five hijackers.
8:19 am: The crew members aboard Flight 11 informed ground personnel that a hijacking was taking place. Moments earlier, a passenger named Daniel Levine was stabbed to death by a kidnapper sitting behind him.
8:20 am: American Airlines Flight 77 headed to Los Angeles International Airport, taking off from Washington Dulles International Airport.
8:42 am: United Airlines Flight 93 to San Francisco took off in Newark after a delay. Seven crew members, 33 passengers and four hijackers were on board.
In this Thursday, September 13, 2001 file photo, rescue workers continue their search as smoke rises from the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York City. (AP photo)
8:46 am: Flight 11 crashed on the north side of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. All 92 people on board were killed
8:50 am: President George W. Bush has been alerted to the accident.
8:50-8:54 am: Flight 77 is hijacked over southern Ohio
9:03 am: Flight 175 crashed south of the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
9:28 am: Flight 93 has been hijacked somewhere over northern Ohio.
9:37 am: Flight 77 crashed on the west side of the Pentagon Building, causing a violent fire.
9:45 am: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has suspended all flights. All aircraft have been directed to land at the nearest airport.
9:57 am: Passengers aboard Flight 93 rebelled against the hijackers and attempted to take control of the plane.
9:59 am: The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed about an hour after Flight 175 took effect. More than 800 people were killed.
10:03 am: Flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, following a tornado in the cockpits of passengers and crew. Forty people died in the accident. But the kidnappers narrowly escaped.
A student takes to the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial after visiting the 9/11 Tribute Museum on August 26, 2021 in New York City, US. (Reuters)
10:28 am: The North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed an hour and 42 minutes after the plane crashed. More than 1,600 people have died in and around the building in the process.
10:50 am: Five stories of the collapse of the western side of the Pentagon.
The World Trade Center site is seen from the top floor of 3 World Trade Center in New York in this June 7, 2018 file photo. (source: AP)
11:02 am: New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani issued an order to evacuate Lower Manhattan.
8:30 pm: President Bush addressed the nation from the White House and assured Americans that the “behind these evil acts” would be identified.
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