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September 11 attack on World Trade Centre remembered
By MaltaMedia News
Sep 11, 2008 - 1:16:47 PM
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Seven years ago today, four commercial airliners were taken over by 19 hijackers and two of them were flown straight into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center in the heart of New York City.
The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania, after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There are no known survivors from any of the flights.
Three buildings in the World Trade Center Complex collapsed due to structural failure on the day of the attack. The attacks created widespread confusion among news organizations and air traffic controllers across the United States. Consequently, all international civilian air traffic was banned from landing on US soil for three days.
Besides the 19 hijackers, some 2,974 people died in the attacks. Another 24 are still missing and presumed dead. The overwhelming majority of casualties were civilians, including nationals of over 90 different countries.
For more information see 9/11 A Maltese Perspective
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