PRESENTATION OUTLINE
What is it: The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th, or 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
Causes of this terrorist attack: Osama bin Laden's declaration of a holy war against the United States, and a 1998 fatwā signed by bin Laden and others, calling for the killing of American civilians, are seen by investigators as evidence of his motivation In bin Laden's November 2002 "Letter to America", he explicitly stated that al-Qaeda's motives for their attacks include
Support for the "attacks against Muslims" in Somalia
Support of Russian "atrocities against Muslims" in Chechnya
Support of Indian "oppression against Muslims" in Kashmir
The presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia
U.S. support of Israel
The sanctions against Iraq
The attack: See also:
Timeline for the day of the September 11 attacks
-Flight paths of the four planes used on September 11
-Early on the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 hijackers took control of four commercial airliners (two Boeing 757 and two Boeing 767) en route to California (three headed to LAX in Los Angeles, and one to San Francisco) after takeoffs from Boston, Massachusetts; Newark, New Jersey; and Washington, D.C.Large planes with long flights were selected for hijacking because they would be heavily fueled.
The four flights were:
-American Airlines Flight 11: Left Boston's Logan Airport at 7:59 a.m. en route to Los Angeles with a crew of 11 and 76 passengers, not including five hijackers. The hijackers flew the plane into the North Tower of the -World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m.
-United Airlines Flight 175: Left Logan Airport at 8:14 a.m. en route to Los Angeles with a crew of nine and 51 passengers, not including five hijackers. The hijackers flew the plane into the South Tower of the World Trade Center at 9:03 a.m.
-American Airlines Flight 77: Left Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia at 8:20 a.m. en route to Los Angeles with a crew of six and 53 passengers, not including five hijackers. The hijackers flew the plane into the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m.
-United Airlines Flight 93: Left Newark International Airport at 8:42 a.m. en route to San Francisco, with a crew of seven and 33 passengers, not including four hijackers. As passengers attempted to subdue the hijackers, the aircraft crashed into the ground near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at 10:03 a.m.
Results: The attacks resulted in the deaths of 2,996 people, including the 19 hijackers and 2,977 victims. The victims included 246 on the four planes (from which there were no survivors), 2,606 in New York City in the towers and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon.Nearly all of the victims were civilians; 55 military personnel were among those killed at the Pentagon.
Impact on the area: many Muslims in the area were hated and attacked because of the attacks. This is also what mainly caused the war in Afghanistan which lots of Americans had to fight in. Also airport security is much more tight. This event cause the US to be more precise and cautious of these attack possibilities.
