9/11
On Tuesday 11 September 2001
Four planes flying over the eastern US were seized simultaneously by small teams of hijackers.
They were then used as giant, guided missiles to crash into landmark buildings in New York and Washington.
Two planes struck the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York.
The first hit the North Tower at 08:46 Eastern Time (12:46 GMT). The second crashed into the South Tower at 09:03.
The buildings were set on fire, trapping people on the upper floors, and wreathing the city in smoke. In less than two hours, both 110-storey towers collapsed in massive clouds of dust.
At 09:37 the third plane destroyed the western face of the Pentagon - the giant headquarters of the US military just outside the nation's capital, Washington DC.
The fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania at 10:03 after passengers fought back. It is thought the hijackers had meant to attack the Capitol Building in Washington DC.
How many people died?
In all, 2,977 people (not counting the 19 hijackers) lost their lives, most of them in New York.
All 246 passengers and crew aboard the four planes were killed
At the Twin Towers, 2,606 people died - then or later of injuries
At the Pentagon, 125 people were killed
The youngest victim was two-year-old Christine Lee Hanson, who died on one of the planes with her parents Peter and Sue.
The oldest was 82-year-old Robert Norton, who was on another plane with his wife Jacqueline, en route to a wedding.
When the first plane struck, an estimated 17,400 people were in the towers. Nobody survived above the impact zone in the North Tower, but 18 managed to escape from the floors above the impact zone in the South Tower.
Citizens of 77 different countries were among the casualties. New York City lost 441 first responders.
Thousands of people were injured or later developed illnesses connected to the attacks, including firefighters who had worked in toxic debris.
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62 Countries That Lost Citizens On 9/11/2001
9/11 was by far the worst terrorist attack in American history with 2,977 victims (excluding the 19 perpetrators). While the attacks were aimed at the United States, 372 foreign nationals from 61 countries were also victims.
Here’s a list of casualties by country based on data from Wikipedia:
1. United States 2,605 citizens
2. United Kingdom 67 citizens
3. Dominican Republic 47 citizens
4. India 41citizens
5. South Korea 28 citizens
6. Canada 24 citizens
7. Japan 24 citizens
8. Colombia 18 citizens
9. Jamaica 16 citizens
10. Philippines 16 citizens
11. Mexico 15 citizens
12. Trinidad and Tobago 14 citizens
13. Ecuador 13 citizens
14. Australia 11 citizens
15. Germany 11 citizens
16. Italy 10 citizens
17. Bangladesh 6 citizens
18. Ireland 6 citizens
19. Pakistan 6 citizens
20. Poland 6 citizens
21. Israel 5 citizens
22. Peru 5 citizens
23. Portugal 5 citizens
24. Argentina 4 citizens
25. France 4 citizens
26. Lebanon 4 citizens
27. Romania 4 citizens
28. Brazil 3 citizens
29. Ethiopia 3 citizens
30. Guyana 3 citizens
31. Malaysia 3 citizens
32. Bermuda 2 citizens
33. China 2 citizens
34. D.R. Congo 2 citizens
35. El Salvador 2 citizens
36. FR Yugoslavia 2 citizens
37. Ghana 2 citizens
38. Haiti 2 citizens
39. Hong Kong 2 citizens
40. Jordan 2 citizens
41. New Zealand 2 citizens
42. Paraguay 2 citizens
43. South Africa 2 citizens
44. Sweden 2 citizens
45. Switzerland 2 citizens
46. Belarus 1 citizen
47. Belgium 1 citizen
48. Chile 1 citizen
49. Honduras 1 citizen
50. Indonesia 1 citizen
51. Ivory Coast 1 citizen
52. Kenya 1 citizen
53. Lithuania 1 citizen
54. Moldova 1 citizen
55. Netherlands 1 citizen
56. Nigeria 1 citizen
57. Russia 1 citizen
58. Spain 1 citizen
59. Taiwan 1 citizen
60. Ukraine 1 citizen
61. Uzbekistan 1 citizen
62. Venezuela 1 citizen
Of the 19 terrorists, 15 came from Saudi Arabia, 2 from the UAE and one each from Egypt and Lebanon. Note none came from either Iraq or Afghanistan.
9/11 is also notable for not only being the worst terrorist incident for the US, but also for UK nationals. More British citizens lost their lives on 9/11 than any single terrorist attack during the troubles, the 2015 Tunisia attacks (30 victims), Lockerbie bombing (43 victims) or 7/7 (52 victims).
It’s also likely the worst terrorist attack for nationals from many other countries on the list where terrorism is not common.
To learn more about the 9/11 attacks have a look at the following books:
●The Stories They Tell: Artifacts from the National September 11 Memorial Museum ( click here )
● The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11( click here)
● The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (Authorized Edition) ( click here) : Nearly three thousand people died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In Lower Manhattan, on a field in Pennsylvania, and along the banks of the Potomoc, the United States suffered the single largest loss of life from an enemy attack on its soil.
In November 2002 the United States Congress and President George W. Bush established by law the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission. This independent, bipartisan panel was directed to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations to safeguard against future acts of terrorism.
This volume is the authorized edition of the Commission's final report.
Editorial reviews
Amazon.com Review
The result of months of intensive investigations and inquiries by a specially appointed bipartisan panel, The 9/11 Commission Report is one of the most important historical documents of the modern era. And while that fact alone makes it worth owning, it is also a chilling and valuable piece of nonfiction: a comprehensive and alarming look at one of the biggest intelligence failures in history and the events that led up to it. The commission traces the roots of al-Qaeda's strategies along with the emergence of the 19 hijackers and how they entered the United States and boarded airplanes. It details the missed opportunities of law enforcement officials to avert disaster. Using transcripts of cockpit voice recordings, the report describes events on board the planes along with the chaotic reaction on the ground from nearly every level of government. Going forward, the commission calls for a comprehensive overhaul of what it sees as a deeply flawed and disjointed intelligence-gathering operation. The creation of a post for a single National Security Director is recommended, along with the creation of a National Counterterrorism Center. The report finds fault with the approaches of both the Clinton and Bush administrations but, because they were a bipartisan panel and the problems described are so systemic and far-reaching, they stop short of assigning blame to any particular person or group. Credit must be given to how readable the report is. At more than 500 pages, the writing is clear and forceful and the information is made more accessible since it is fre from election politics and rancor. While the commission notes that future attacks are probably inevitable, a coordinated preventive effort along with a clear plan to respond with efficiency can offer Americans some hope in a post-9/11 world. --John Moe
From Publishers Weekly
With a grave resolve that perfectly balances the enormous stakes with the necessity of delving into minutiae, this historic book describes the mechanics of the horrific attacks on the United States and recommends measures for preventing further strikes. Without trivializing any of the events or diminishing the people involved, it reads like a Shakespearean drama. The authors, with grim but charged dispassion, unspool paragraph after paragraph dramatizing the arrival of "muscle hijackers" (as opposed to pilots), the thinking of CIA director George Tenet (regularly referred to, along with most other players here, simply by last name) and plot co-coordinator Khalid Sheikh Mohammad ("KSM") among thousands of others, and the other ways and means by which a "foreign" incursion caused catastrophic domestic damage. Distilling an enormous amount of information in plain language, with unerring pitch and a perfect feel for when to gloss ("Dubai, a modern city with easy access to a major airport..."), the book's implied narrator sticks as close as possible to how real people made real decisions, and, when stymied in considering a factor or set of factors, is willing to say so. In so doing, this multi-author document produces an absolutely compelling narrative intelligence, one with clarity, a sense of shared mission and an overriding desire to do something about the situation. At the same time, with quotational chapter headings like " 'We Have Some Planes' " and " 'The System Was Blinking Red,' " the authors never forget that they are communicating in a medium that has a lot of stylistic resources for holding one's attention; they draw liberally on the most tried and true. Given what hangs in the balance, it is not a stretch to compare this document to The Federalist Papers, in the sense that the book is designed to foster the debate by which the country will reimagine itself through its bureaucracy.
Review
"A document of historic sweep and almost unprecedented detail."
― Washington Post
"Meticulous in its reconstruction and unflinching in its conclusions."
― Time
About the Author
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was an independent, bipartisan panel chaired by Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton.
9/11
2001 年 9 月 11 日星期二
2001 Nián 9 yuè 11 rì xīngqí'èr
飞越美国东部的四架飞机同时被小股劫机者劫持。fēiyuè měiguó dōngbù de sì jià fēijī tóngshí bèi xiǎo gǔ jiéjī zhě jiéchí.
然后它们被用作巨大的制导导弹，撞击纽约和华盛顿的地标建筑。Ránhòu tāmen bèi yòng zuò jùdà de zhìdǎo dǎodàn, zhuàngjí niǔyuē hé huáshèngdùn dì dìbiāo jiànzhú.
两架飞机撞上了纽约世贸中心双子塔。Liǎng jià fēijī zhuàng shàngle niǔyuē shìmào zhōngxīn shuāngzǐ tǎ.
第一个袭击发生在东部时间 08:46（格林尼治标准时间 12:46）。 第二架于 09 点 03 分撞向南塔。Dì yī gè xíjí fāshēng zài dōngbù shíjiān 08:46(Gélínnízhì biāozhǔn shíjiān 12:46). Dì èr jià yú 09 diǎn 03 fēn zhuàng xiàng nán tǎ.
建筑物着火了，楼上的人被困，整个城市笼罩在烟雾中。 不到两个小时，两座 110 层高的塔楼就在巨大的尘埃云中倒塌了。Jiànzhú wù zháohuǒle, lóu shàng de rén bèi kùn, zhěnggè chéngshì lóngzhào zài yānwù zhōng. Bù dào liǎng gè xiǎoshí, liǎng zuò 110 céng gāo de tǎlóu jiù zài jùdà de chén'āi yún zhōng dǎotāle.
09:37，第三架飞机摧毁了五角大楼的西面——美国首都华盛顿特区外的美国军方巨型总部。09:37, Dì sān jià fēijī cuīhuǐle wǔjiǎodàlóu de xī miàn——měiguó shǒudū huáshèngdùn tèqū wài dì měiguó jūn fāng jùxíng zǒngbù.
10点03分，第四架飞机在乘客奋力反抗后在宾夕法尼亚州的一处田野坠毁。 据认为，劫机者的目的是袭击华盛顿特区的国会大厦。10 Diǎn 03 fēn, dì sì jià fēijī zài chéngkè fènlì fǎnkàng hòu zài bīnxīfǎníyǎ zhōu de yī chù tiányě zhuìhuǐ. Jù rènwéi, jiéjī zhě de mùdì shì xíjí huáshèngdùn tèqū de guóhuì dàshà.
有多少人死亡？Yǒu duōshǎo rén sǐwáng?
总共有 2,977 人（不包括 19 名劫机者）丧生，其中大多数在纽约。Zǒnggòng yǒu 2,977 rén (bù bāokuò 19 míng jiéjī zhě) sàngshēng, qízhōng dà duōshù zài niǔyuē.
四架飞机上的246名乘客和机组人员全部遇难 Sì jià fēijī shàng de 246 míng chéngkè hé jīzǔ rényuán quánbù yùnàn
在双子塔，2,606 人当时或之后因受伤死亡
zài shuāngzǐ tǎ,2,606 rén dāngshí huò zhīhòu yīn shòushāng sǐwáng
五角大楼125人死亡 wǔjiǎodàlóu 125 rén sǐwáng
最小的受害者是两岁的克里斯汀·李·汉森(Christine Lee Hanson)，她与父母彼得和苏一起在一架飞机上丧生。zuìxiǎo de shòuhài zhě shì liǎng suì de kè lǐsī tīng·lǐ·hàn sēn (Christine Lee Hanson), tā yǔ fùmǔ bǐdé hé sū yīqǐ zài yī jià fēijī shàng sàngshēng.
其中最年长的是 82 岁的罗伯特·诺顿 (Robert Norton)，他与妻子杰奎琳 (Jacqueline) 乘坐另一架飞机前往参加婚礼。Qízhōng zuì nián zhǎng de shì 82 suì de luōbótè·nuòdùn (Robert Norton), tā yǔ qīzi jié kuí lín (Jacqueline) chéngzuò lìng yī jià fēijī qiánwǎng cānjiā hūnlǐ.
当第一架飞机袭击时，塔楼内估计有 17,400 人。 北塔撞击区上方无人生还，但南塔撞击区上方楼层有 18 人成功逃脱。Dāng dì yī jià fēijī xíjí shí, tǎlóu nèi gūjì yǒu 17,400 rén. Běi tǎ zhuàngjí qū shàngfāng wú rénshēng huán, dàn nán tǎ zhuàngjí qū shàngfāng lóucéng yǒu 18 rén chénggōng táotuō.
伤亡者中有来自 77 个不同国家的公民。 纽约市失去了 441 名急救人员。Shāngwáng zhě zhōng yǒu láizì 77 gè bùtóng guójiā de gōngmín. Niǔyuē shì shīqùle 441 míng jíjiù rényuán.
数千人受伤或随后患上与袭击有关的疾病，其中包括在有毒废墟中工作的消防员。
Shù qiān rén shòushāng huò suíhòu huàn shàng yǔ xíjí yǒuguān de jíbìng, qízhōng bāokuò zài yǒudú fèixū zhōng gōngzuò de xiāofáng yuán.
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[French]: 11/09
Le mardi 11 septembre 2001
Quatre avions survolant l'est des États-Unis ont été saisis simultanément par de petites équipes de pirates de l'air.
Ils ont ensuite été utilisés comme missiles guidés géants pour s’écraser sur des bâtiments emblématiques de New York et de Washington.
Deux avions ont percuté les tours jumelles du World Trade Center à New York.
Le premier a frappé la Tour Nord à 08h46 heure de l'Est (12h46 GMT). Le second s'est écrasé sur la tour sud à 09h03.
Les bâtiments ont été incendiés, piégeant les gens dans les étages supérieurs et enveloppant la ville de fumée. En moins de deux heures, les deux tours de 110 étages se sont effondrées dans d’énormes nuages de poussière.
À 9 h 37, le troisième avion a détruit la face ouest du Pentagone – le quartier général géant de l'armée américaine juste à l'extérieur de la capitale nationale, Washington DC.
Le quatrième avion s'est écrasé dans un champ en Pennsylvanie à 10 h 03 après que les passagers se soient battus. On pense que les pirates de l’air avaient l’intention d’attaquer le Capitole à Washington DC.
Combien de personnes sont mortes?
Au total, 2 977 personnes (sans compter les 19 pirates de l’air) ont perdu la vie, la plupart à New York.
Les 246 passagers et membres d'équipage à bord des quatre avions ont été tués
Aux Twin Towers, 2 606 personnes sont mortes – à ce moment-là ou plus tard, des suites de leurs blessures
Au Pentagone, 125 personnes ont été tuées
La plus jeune victime était Christine Lee Hanson, deux ans, décédée dans l'un des avions avec ses parents Peter et Sue.
L'aîné était Robert Norton, 82 ans, qui se trouvait dans un autre avion avec sa femme Jacqueline, en route pour un mariage.
Lorsque le premier avion a frappé, environ 17 400 personnes se trouvaient dans les tours. Personne n'a survécu au-dessus de la zone d'impact dans la tour nord, mais 18 personnes ont réussi à s'échapper des étages au-dessus de la zone d'impact dans la tour sud.
Des citoyens de 77 pays différents figuraient parmi les victimes. La ville de New York a perdu 441 premiers intervenants.
Des milliers de personnes ont été blessées ou ont développé des maladies liées aux attaques, notamment des pompiers qui avaient travaillé dans des débris toxiques.
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[Arabic]: 11/09
يوم الثلاثاء 11 سبتمبر 2001م
تم الاستيلاء على أربع طائرات كانت تحلق فوق شرق الولايات المتحدة في وقت واحد من قبل فرق صغيرة من الخاطفين.
ثم تم استخدامها كصواريخ موجهة عملاقة لتصطدم بالمباني التاريخية في نيويورك وواشنطن.
ضربت طائرتان برجي مركز التجارة العالمي في نيويورك.
ضرب الأول البرج الشمالي الساعة 08:46 بالتوقيت الشرقي (12:46 بتوقيت جرينتش). واصطدمت الثانية بالبرج الجنوبي الساعة 09:03.
أضرمت النيران في المباني، وحاصرت الناس في الطوابق العليا، وأغرقت المدينة بالدخان. وفي أقل من ساعتين، انهار البرجان المكونان من 110 طابقا وسط سحب هائلة من الغبار.
وفي الساعة 09:37 دمرت الطائرة الثالثة الوجه الغربي للبنتاغون - المقر العملاق للجيش الأمريكي خارج العاصمة واشنطن.
تحطمت الطائرة الرابعة في أحد الحقول في ولاية بنسلفانيا الساعة 10:03 بعد أن رد الركاب. ويعتقد أن الخاطفين كانوا يعتزمون مهاجمة مبنى الكابيتول في واشنطن العاصمة.
توفي كم من الناس؟
في المجمل، فقد 2977 شخصًا (باستثناء الخاطفين التسعة عشر) حياتهم، معظمهم في نيويورك.
قُتل جميع ركاب وطاقم الطائرات الأربع البالغ عددهم 246 راكبًا
وفي البرجين التوأمين، توفي 2606 أشخاص، متأثرين بجروحهم في ذلك الوقت أو في وقت لاحق
وفي البنتاغون قتل 125 شخصا
وكانت أصغر ضحية هي كريستين لي هانسون البالغة من العمر عامين، والتي توفيت على إحدى الطائرات مع والديها بيتر وسو.
وكان أكبرهم روبرت نورتون البالغ من العمر 82 عاماً، والذي كان على متن طائرة أخرى مع زوجته جاكلين، في طريقهما لحضور حفل زفاف.
عندما ضربت الطائرة الأولى، كان هناك ما يقدر بنحو 17400 شخص في الأبراج. ولم ينج أحد فوق منطقة الاصطدام في البرج الشمالي، لكن تمكن 18 شخصًا من الفرار من الطوابق فوق منطقة الاصطدام في البرج الجنوبي.
وكان من بين الضحايا مواطنون من 77 دولة مختلفة. فقدت مدينة نيويورك 441 من المستجيبين الأوائل.
أصيب آلاف الأشخاص أو أصيبوا لاحقًا بأمراض مرتبطة بالهجمات، بما في ذلك رجال الإطفاء الذين عملوا في الحطام السام.
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