The terrible terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India shook the whole world, but do you know that America has also faced one such terrible and heartbreaking terrorist attack. Yes, today on 11 September 2025, the same terrorist attack has completed 24 years, whose video is still shocking. On the morning of 11 September 2001, there was a terrorist attack on twin towers at the World Trade Center in New York. The terrorists hit 2 aircraft -filled aircraft towers.
The world saw the dreadful scene of destruction
As soon as the aircraft entered the towers, a terrible explosion occurred. High flames, powerful smoke, screams of people, people running away after saving their lives… America saw a heartbreaking scene on the morning of 11 September 2001. It was a tragedy that changed the history of America. At that time, President George W. Bush, while addressing the world, announced the war against terrorism and gave a message that now the biggest battle is to destroy terrorism.
What happened on the morning of September 11, 2001?
The morning of September 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda militants kidnapped 4 passenger aircraft in the US: American Airlines flight 11, United Airlines flight 175, American Airlines flight 77 and United Airlines flight 93. The terrorists then hit two aircraft in two towers of the World Trade Center in New York, causing the two towers to collapse. A third aircraft hit the Pentagon at Washington DC. The fourth aircraft crashed in Pennsylvania. The target of this aircraft was the White House, where it could not reach.
Flight 11, a Boeing 767, crashed between the 93rd and 99th floors of the Northern Tower (1 WTC) of the World Trade Center at 8:46 am. 17 minutes later, at 9:30 am, flight 175, a Boeing 767, South Tower (2 WTC) crashed between 77th and 85th floors. Flight-77’s Boeing-757 aircraft hit the Pentagon, the headquarters of the US Department of Defense at 9:37 pm. The fourth flight-93 Boeing-757 aircraft crashed into a field at 10:00 pm.
How many people were killed in a terrorist attack?
As many of you know, September 11, 2001, was a tragic day in us history when Nearly 3,000 lives were lost after terrorists Hijacked Four Planes. Two was flown into the world trade center in new york, one struruck the pentagon outside washington, dc, dc, and another crashed in a… pic.twitter.com/2mp2kkryze
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At the time of the terrorist attack, 16,000 to 18,000 people were present in both WTC towers. 2977 people, including people aboard both aircraft, were killed. The people standing on the road saw the aircraft hit the towers and saw people falling into flames, causing panic throughout the city of New York.
The youngest 2 -year -old Christine Li Hanson was those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack. The oldest deceased was 82 -year -old Robert Norton. Both were riding in the aircraft that collided with towers. About 2,606 people were killed at the World Trade Center and 125 in Pentagon. The four aircraft had 265 passengers and crew members. 343 fire personnel and 71 officers of New York City were also killed.
How much damage was done to America?
The first plane struruck the north tower of the world trade center at 8:46 am on September 11, 2001.
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About 6000 people were injured in the terrorist attack. Both the towers of the World Trade Center were destroyed. The US suffered a financial loss of more than $ 100 billion. After the terrorist attack, the US waged a war against Al-Qaeda and Taliban. Afghanistan was attacked in October 2001. Iraq was attacked in 2003. In November 2001, the Taliban government was uprooted and the US Army launched a military operation in Afghanistan, capturing the Taliban. Security rules at airports were tightened by forming Transport Safety Administration (TSA).
The New York Stock Exchange remained closed for about 7 days. At that time, Al-Qaeda was led by Osama bin Laden, which was killed by the US Navy seals on 2 May 2011 in a house-like tunnel in Abbottabad. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of this terrorist attack, was arrested in 2003 and imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay. 20 years later, in 2021, American soldiers returned from Afghanistan, after which a new government was formed in Taliban.
