September 11 attacks

The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. On that Tuesday morning,... Wikipedia

  • Location:  Lower Manhattan, New York, Arlington County, Virginia, Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania
  • Date:  September 11, 2001, c. 08:13 am – 10:03 am (EDT)
  • Target:  World Trade Center, (AA 11 and UA 175), The Pentagon, (AA 77), U.S. Capitol Building or the White House (UA 93, unsuccessful due to passenger revolt)
  • Attack type:  Islamic terrorism, aircraft hijacking, suicide attack, mass murder
  • Deaths:  2,996, (2,977 victims + 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists)
  • Non-fatal injuries:  6,000–25,000+
  • Perpetrators:  Al-Qaeda led by Osama bin Laden (see also: responsibility)
  • Number of participants:  19
  • Motive:  Several, see Motives for the September 11 attacks and Fatwas of Osama bin Laden
  • Convicted:  Zacarias Moussaoui, Imad Yarkas, Mounir el-Motassadeq (see also: Trials related to the September 11 attacks)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo