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Revision as of 16:33, 11 September 2014
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The September 11 Attacks, also commonly known as "9/11" refers to the infamous and tragic bombings of the World Trade Center Twin Towers and Pentagon on September 11, 2001 by militant Islamists loyal to Osama Bin Laden - it involved the use of passenger planes as weapons in a forced-suicide attack similiar to the infamous "kamikaze" pilots of World War II.
September 11 is often stated as being amongst the worst terrorist attacks on America, claiming many lives and sparking the international "War on Terror" campaign that continues to play an important role in the world. It is also regarded as one of the most important events of the 21st century.
Hijackers
- Mohammed Atta
- Waleed al-Shehri
- Wail al-Shehri
- Abdulaziz al-Omari
- Satam al-Suqami
- Marwan Al-Shehhi
- Fayez Banihammad
- Mohand al-Shehri
- Hamza al-Ghamdi
- Ahmed al-Ghamdi
- Hani Hanjour
- Khalid al-Mihdhar
- Majed Moqed
- Nawaf al-Hazmi
- Salem al-Hazmi
- Ziad Jarrah
- Ahmed al-Haznawi
- Ahmed al-Nami
- Saeed al-Ghamdi
See also
1973 Chilean coup d'etat event that happened 28 years earlier on the same date.