9/11
Attack
On September
11, 2001, a group of Islamic hijackers” al-Qaeda”, hijacked 4 American Airline
planes. At 8:45am they crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. 18
minutes after the first attack, another plane hit the south tower. America was under the attack of Islamic terrorists.
There were 14 hijackers. Reports have
been said that they were hired by the Saudi fugitive, Osama bin-Laden. Some of
those terrorist had come to the United States and had been living here for more
than a year others a couple months before the big attack. They had been taking
flight lessons in order to hijack the plane. At 9:45am another plane crashed
into the west side of the pentagon (military headquarters) located in
Washington D.C. 15 minutes later after the pentagon attack, the south tower
collapsed , leaving a massive cloud of dust and smoke. AT 10:30 the other tower
collapsed. Over 3,000 people were killed in this attack, more than 400 were
police officer or firefighters, and about 10,000 were treated with severe injuries.
In the fourth plane, the passengers fought the hijackers causing the plane to
flip over and land on a Pennsylvania field. The destination of that plane is unknown;
some say it was headed to the White House, the U.S Capitol, or one of the
severe nuclear plants along the eastern seaboard. At 9 pm the current president
at that time, George W. Bush, delivered a televised address saying “Terrorist attacks
can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the
foundations of America.” America was in terror because they thought that at any
moment they would attack, but this all ended on May 2, 2011 when they finally tracked
down and killed the mastermind behind the 911 attack, Osama bin-Laden. America
will never forget the attacks that they had in New York city on September 11,
2001.
Reflection:
I think that the 911 attack was an experience that anyone who witnessed it will
never forget. It’s sad to know that we lost a lot of people in that attack. I don’t
remember anything about the attack but now that I’m older I realize that that
day everyone was in danger everyone was scared of being attacked.