Research topic: 9-11

9/11 the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in the United States, and the associated events and impact of those attacks. The attacks, which were carried out by agents of Al Qaeda (a militant Islamic terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden ) used three hijacked commercial jet aircraft to destroy the World Trade Center in New York City and severely damage the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. A fourth hijacked plane crashed in Shanksville , Pa., when its passengers attempted to seize the plane from the hijackers. Some 3,000 persons died or were missing as a result the most devastating... Read more