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(Secondary source) On 9/11/01 the Twin Towers, Pentagon, and all world trade centers were attacked by terrorists and destroyed by four planes. There were 19 terrorists involved, fifteen were from Saudia Arabia, two from the United Arab Emirates, one from Lebanon, and one from Egypt. The terrorists were a part of a group called AI-Qaeda which is one of many Islamist Extremist groups. The reason why the terrorists attacked the U.S. was to bring fear to the country but we fought back and never gave up. President Bush established that "Any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime."

 (Primary source) BBC news reported that the first plane hit the Twin Towers at 8:46 am and the second plane crashed at 9:03am. The third and fourth planes did not crash into the towers. The third crashed into the pentagon and the fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania, the times are unknown. Everyone on all four planes were killed, 2,606 people died in the Twin Towers and 125 people were killed at the pentagon with many injured. The site of which the attack took place took more than 8 months to clean up. The person who planned the attacks, Khalid Sheikk Mohammad, was arrested 2 years after the attacks. He was also in the Islamist Extremist network, and he planned the attacks in Afghanistan. The U.S. arrested and killed everyone involved in the planning of the attacks. The 9/11 attacks remain one of the most traumatic events of the century and caused the U.S. and the world to take major changes to their country.

 (Primary source) 9/11 was a very traumatic event for most people. Let's hear the stories of people who experienced the attacks in person.