This monday September 11 reminds of the terrorist attack Twin Towers in the financial center of Manhattan in 2001. That day was a very hard blow for USA as thousands of families lost loved ones on that dark day.
What was the trajectory of the planes that collided with the twin towers?
According to some reports, the 19 terrorists, divided into four groups, traveled to the United States months before the implementation of their plan, which was carried out at 6:00 a.m. on September 11th. Mohamed Atta, leader of the first group, was at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, along with four “hijackers” to take American Airlines Flight 11, bound for Los Angeles, hostage. It crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York at 8:46 a.m. (local time).
While five terrorists also took over Boston Airport on the second flight, it was United Airlines Flight 175. Its final destination was the city of Los Angeles, but at 9:03 a.m. it crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Compared to the first time, the damage was not as severe as several people left the South Tower after the incident and moved to the North Tower.
The third plane, Los Angeles-bound American Airlines Flight 77, was captured by five other terrorists at Washington International Airport and intentionally crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, near the nation’s capital. , Washington D.C.; at 9:43 a.m
The fourth and final plane was hijacked by four terrorists from Liberty International Airport in the city of Newark, New Jersey. It was United Airlines Flight 93 bound for San Francisco.
QUOTES AND TEXTS TO REMEMBER THIS SEPTEMBER 11
Below we offer you various quotes and texts to commemorate and honor those who died and risked their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11th:
- “Even the smallest gesture of service, the simplest gesture of kindness, is a way to honor those we have lost, a way to restore the spirit of unity that existed after 9/11.” – President Obama
- “If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” – Sandy Dahl, wife of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl
- “You may rest assured that the American spirit will overcome this tragedy.” – Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell
- “What separates us from animals, what separates us from chaos, is our ability to cry for people we have never met.” – David Levithan, writer
- “9/11 is a reminder that life is fleeting, ephemeral and uncertain. That is why we must seize every moment and nourish it with love, tenderness, beauty and creativity.” – Deepak Chopra, writer