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The 911 Attacks The 911 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by Islamic extremists on the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 Islamist terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying at least two nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania, after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There were no survivors from any of the flights The processes At 8:45 am, the hijackers hit the north tower the World Trade Center One. The World Trade Center Two, the south tower, was hit by a similar hijacked jet 18 minutes later at 9:03 am. The Pentagon building ,near Washington D.C. was hit by a hijacked 757 at 9:43 am. At 10:00 am ,a fourth hijacked jetliner crashed in Pennsylvania Then, let us see some pictures While seeing the pictures, pay more attention on the comparison between them The World Trade Center ,which is also called twin towers, they were the worlds tallest buildings from 1972 to 1973. Their Information : Location: New York City; Arlington County, Virginia; and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania Constructed:1: 1966–1972 2: 1966–1973 Floor Count : Both had 110 floors Roof :1: 1,368 ft (417.0 m) 2: 1,362 ft (415.0 m) Destroyed: September 11, 2001 Type: Headquarters Built :1943 (broke ground on September 11, 1941) Height :Five floors above ground and Two floors below ground In use :1943–present Cur