September 11 Attacks

2001 CE · New York / Washington · war

On 11 September 2001, in coordinated attacks carried out in the United States with passenger aircraft hijacked by assailants affiliated with the al-Qaeda organization, the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon near Washington were targeted; one aircraft crashed in…

The attacks, in which approximately three thousand people lost their lives, became one of the gravest acts of terrorism in modern history. The events led to fundamental changes in the security and foreign policy of the United States and to wide-ranging military interventions.

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What was September 11 Attacks?
On 11 September 2001, in coordinated attacks carried out in the United States with passenger aircraft hijacked by assailants affiliated with the al-Qaeda organization, the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon near Washington were targeted; one aircraft crashed in…
When did September 11 Attacks happen?
2001 CE
Where did September 11 Attacks take place?
New York / Washington