Sept 11 - A Date Carved Into History
September 11, 2001 - a date carved into history'Oh my God!' screamed passer-bys as thousands of people came running out of the World Trade Centre, New York - the WTC. New York City has never been in such a depressing situation. Screams of horror and cries for help filled the town as two hijacked airplanes plunged one after the other into the WTC. This event that caused one of the most important buildings in the world to come crashing down, shocked the world. September 11, 2001 was marked as a date carved into history. It was as if World War III was at its beginning, or as Republican Senator Chuck Hagel quoted, "This is this generation's Pearl Harbour".New York City was in a chaotic situation. At 8:45am, the American Airlines Flight 11 plunged into north of the WTC while the United Airlines Flight 175 plunged into south of the building 18 minutes later. The two hijacked planes that crashed into the WTC caused several explosions and resulted huge flames in the building. Parts of the building were rumbling down on to the ground, injuring an estimated 1500 passer-bys. On the ground of the 110 stories high building, people with burnt faces and bodies were moving around like the walking dead. Thousands of office workers wo
Public soul-searching, military and diplomatic responses and efforts to reform public policies have been stimulated. How could this have happened to a country that possessed the most advance technologies in the world, namely the United States of America? Many fingers were pointed at the Islamic militant Usama Bin Laden who was believed to be hiding in Afghanistan. There were good indications that the persons who conducted the attacks were linked closely to Usama Bin Laden, as told by US intelligence officers to CNN. It was believed by many social scientists that the attacks that happened on the September 11, 2001 was linked to political, social and economical issues. That very night, explosions were seen in the Afghan capital - Kabul. The Kennedy Space Centre was shut down. US president, George Bush was taken to Barksdale Air force Base for cover. 65 flight passengers died upon crashing into the Pentagon while a number of top military commanders had their lives taken away. Nearly 600 injured victims were treated in local hospitals, all severely burnt. The CIA headquarters and public buildings such as markets, schools and theme parks were evacuated. September 11, 2001 also created history when it made its presence felt in Shanks Ville, Pennsylvania 20 minutes after the Pentagon was crashed into. Borders with Canada and Mexico were closed. Many lives were sacrificed while a huge number of people suffered major injuries. In Washington, The Pentagon was in a big mess. The crash occurred 30 minutes after the second plane crashed into the WTC.
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