The September 11, 2001, attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced "nine eleven") consisted of a series of coordinated suicide terrorist[1] attacks upon the United States, predominantly targeting civilians, carried out on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
That morning, 19 terrorists[2] affiliated with al-Qaeda[3] hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Each team of hijackers included a trained pilot. Two planes (United Airlines Flight 175 and American Airlines Flight 11) crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, one plane into each tower (One and Two). Both towers collapsed within two hours. The pilot of the third team crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the fourth aircraft (United Airlines Flight 93) attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers; that plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania. As well as the 19 hijackers, a confirmed 2,973 people died and another 24 are missing but presumed killed as a result of these attacks.
2006-09-15 08:55:02
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answered by god knows and sees else Yahoo 6
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According to reports 2801...but only 1400 or so bodies were actually identified
2006-09-15 16:03:44
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answered by E 1
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people say just under 3000, but what about the people that are unaccounted for such as the illegal immigrants?
2006-09-15 15:56:25
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answered by stephaniech24 3
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2,948
this was updated this month on the 9th
2006-09-15 15:59:08
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answered by Anonymous
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2,749 total people died that day
343 were firefighters
2006-09-15 15:56:37
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answered by aloneinga 5
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3,099 casualties
2006-09-15 16:01:07
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answered by roburo2002 5
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