Remembering 9/11
Four coordinated attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda
September 11th, 2001
Killed 2,996 people and injured 6,000 others
10 billian dollars in infrastructure and property damage
Deadliest terrorist attack in human history and deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers
Four passengers airlines hijacked
Two crashed into the North and South Towers, both
110 storeys collapsed. Debris and fires caused the collapse of other buildings around
A third plane crashed into the Pentagon in Virginia
The Fourth plane, known as Flight 93 was due to Washington but some passengers resisted and thwarted the hijackers.
Suspicion fell on al-Quaeda*
So the USA launched the War on Terror and invaded Afghanistan
Many countries strenghtened their anti-terrorist legislation
The destruction harmed the economy and caused trauma
Osama Bin Laden claimed responsability for the attacks in 2004. He was killed by SEAL team in 2011.
Significant effect on global markets
Closing of Wall Street and civilian airspace for a while
Reconstruction?
On November 2006, the construction of One World Trade Center began.
The new building was officially opened on November 3rd 2014. The place is called Ground Zero. Many Museums have been inaugurated.
There is now evidence of alleged Saudi Arabian involvement.
Traumatized the USA/many tributes (books, movies, songs...)