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What might have been the target for the 4th plane flight 93 in the American terrorist attacks?
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The hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 had turned the plane around and were heading towards Washington, D.C. The United States Capitol Building and the White House are widely believed to have been possible intended targets. The 9/11 Commission Report cited the actions of the crew and passengers that prevented the destruction of the White House or the U.S. Capitol Building. According to an interview with captured Al-Qaeda mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed as published in The New York Times on September 9, 2002, the target of Flight 93 was indeed the U.S. Capitol. Early speculation also mentioned Camp David, near the town of Thurmont in Frederick County, Maryland, as a possible intended target.
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What happened on September the eleventh 2001?
Islamic terriost hijacked 4 planes flight 11 crash into the wtc 1,flight 77 crash into wtc 2,flight 175 crash into the pentagon,and flight 93 did not made it to its target thanks to the heroic passenger of flight 93,flight 93 crash into a field in shanksville pensillivania
What method of assimilation did settlers use to target Native American youths?
Indian Schools
Which group did nativists specifically target as threats to American culture?
Catholic and Jewish immigrants
What are facts about the twin towers attack?
The September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States of America were an intentional and premeditated act of terrorism. There were four separate, but coordinated hijackings of U.S. commercial passenger jets which were used as weapons to attack and destroy buildings, killing hundreds of innocent people in the process. On a Tuesday morning, 19 terrorists affiliated with the extremist Islamist militant group Al-Qaeda boarded the four airplanes, and departed at different times from different airports. At 8:46 A.M. (Eastern Standard Time), Five hijackers at the controls of the first plane, American Airlines Flight 11, crashed it into the North Tower of the World Trade Center's Twin skyscrapers in Manhattan, a borough of New York City in the state of New York. United Airlines Flight 175 was flown by five other hijackers into the South Tower at 9:03 A.M. Both towers caught fire, and as the metal construction of several damaged floors melted and weakened. The South Tower, which was struck second, was the first to collapse at 9:59 A.M. (after burning for 56 minutes). The North Tower collapsed at 10:28 A.M (after burning for 102 minutes). Five other terrorists crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the U.S. Department of Defense Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, at 9:37 A.M. The fourth jet, United Airlines Flight 93, was turned from it's intended course by four hijackers, and headed in the direction of the U.S. Capital area in Washington D.C. (unknown target). Passengers aboard this jet managed to use cell phones to discover the fate of the other three previously hijacked airplanes, and heroically rushed the terrorists, causing the plane to crash in vertical nose-dive in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10:03 A.M. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks. Later investigations linked the terrorist hijackers to Al-Qaeda, and in 2004, the group's leader and founder, Osama bin Laden, who had initially denied involvement, claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Why do terrorists target the US?
The reasons terrorists target the United States are at this time only speculation.
What was the first terrorist target on September 11?
The first target was the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11. The North Tower of the World Trade Center was the first ground target hit.
What plane failed to reach its target in the terrorist attack?
flight 93
How does the army prevent terrorist attacks?
By using series of satelites and weapon system technology to target areas of possible attacks or stop them from happening during the process.
Which describes how Russia was affected by the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks on the US by Muslim militants?
The 9/11 Attacks were widely condemned by international leaders, in countries both friendly to the US and not friendly. As soon as word of the attacks reached Russia, its security measures were raised, worried that Russian soil could possibly a target of terrorist attack. After the dust settled, Russian leaders held a press conference in response to the attacks in which Vladimir Putin expressed deep sympathy to the American people, calling the incidents a "terrorist act, this terrible tragedy." The Russian President Putin added, "the entire international community should unite in the struggle against terrorism . . . this is a blatant challenge to humanity."
How many airplanes were involved in the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks?
Four, at a minimum.Two crashed into the World Trade Center.One crashed into the Pentagon.One crashed in a field while in route to another target.
Where did the attacks of 911 take place?
There were numerous attacks on the US on September 11, 2001. The World Trade Center in New York was the biggest target. The crashing into the two buildings killed more than 3,000 people of all walks of life. There was also an attack on the Pentagon in Washington DC. There was a failed attempt on a target that ended up crashing in a field in Pennsylvania.
What FPCON would be implememted when a terrorist attack occurs or intelligence indicates a terrorist attack will be against a specfic target?
FPCON Delta
What global terrorist organization did the US target in the Global War on?
Al-Qaeda
What terrorist attacks occurred during Clinton years?
During the Clinton administration the United States remained a target for international terrorists with bomb attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City (1993), on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (1998), and on the U.S. Navy in Yemen (2000). The domestic front, though, was the site of unexpected antigovernment violence when on April 19, 1995, an American, Timothy McVeigh, detonated a bomb in a terrorist attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, killing 168 and injuring more than 500.
What global terrorist organization did the US target in the Global War on Terrorism?
Al-Qaeda
Why do you think the freedom tower is not striving to be the tallest structure in the world?
too much of a terrorist target
What is a famous quote by kenneth chenault?
"While we were on target to meet prior consensus for third-quarter earnings, the terrorist attacks obviously had a significant impact on the overall economy and we saw clear evidence of that as consumer spending, business travel and investment activity slowed after Sept. 11,"
