America 9/11 Attacks: 21 years ago today, on September 11, 2001, America, the world's biggest power, was shaken by the terrorist attacks. This dark day is still fresh in people's mind and remembering that day most people get scared. What happened in America on September 11, 2001 (9/11 Attack) can hardly be forgotten. On this day the world had seen the most horrifying form of bloody terror and panic. In an instant, many families were ruined. Hundreds of lives were destroyed.
The terrorist organization Al-Qaeda launched an airstrike on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 through two hijacked planes and then caused great destruction.
America was shaken on September 11
The world's most dangerous terrorist attack took place in America on this day i.e. on September 11. The World Trade Center, which is considered to be the pride of New York, was destroyed in a moment by the dangerous plans of the terrorists. Hundreds of innocent American citizens lost their lives in Al Qaeda terrorist attacks. Let us once again remember that dark day and try to know what happened on the day of that horrific incident.
What happened on September 11th?
The day of September 11, 2001, was full of panic not only for America but for the whole world. The blasts shook the world's most powerful country. The terrorist organization Al Qaeda spread panic by attacking the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 through two planes. Around 8.30 in the morning, within 45 minutes, two buildings of the 110-storey World Trade Center were piled up like a pack of cards.
4 aircraft were hijacked
It was told that Al Qaeda terrorists had hijacked 4 passenger planes. After this, two of the four planes collided with the World Trade Center in New York City. The third plane crashed on the Pentagon and the fourth in a field. At 8.46 am, terrorists caused destruction by hitting American plane number 11 with the North Tower of the World Trade Center. At 9.03 am, terrorists hijacked flight number 175 and hit the South Tower of the World Trade Center. This shook the whole of America. After two planes collided on the World Trade Center, the terrorists hit the third plane at the Pentagon, the headquarters of the US Department of Defense, around 10.03 am.
How many people were killed?
2974 people lost their lives in the terrorist attack on September 11 in America. Innocent citizens of 70 different countries including America became victims of the bloody violence of terrorists. Among those who lost their lives in this terrorist attack were 343 fire brigade and 60 police officers. Around 18,000 people were present inside the WTC premises at the time of the attack. Most of the people were quickly evacuated from the premises, a total of 2,753 people died in New York that day. 19 terrorists who carried out the horrific incident also died.
Who were the perpetrators of the dreaded attack?
These terrorists, who stunned the whole world by carrying out a terrorist attack in America, were members of Al-Qaeda. Of the 19 hijackers of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who carried out the dreaded attack, 15 were from Saudi Arabia. Apart from this, the rest of the terrorists were residents of UAE, Egypt and Lebanon. It was told in the media report that the leader of these 19 terrorists was Mohammed Atta, a resident of Egypt who was also a pilot. He was also killed along with other terrorists.
It was revealed in the investigation that the mastermind of 9/11 was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was a close friend of Osama bin Laden. Later, the US killed Osama bin Laden in an operation.