September-October 2001 Terror Attacks
Image of the World Trade Center being attacked
September 11, 2001
New York City, N.Y.
8:46-9:22 AM, EST
Both the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center towers and the offices of the U.N. secretariat are hit by hijacked airliners, destroying them entirely.
Washington D.C. and its Environs
9:37-9:45 EST
The United States Capitol is hit by an airliner, while in session, and most of the building is destroyed, the western side of the Pentagon is hit by an airliner, much is spared,
Tallahassee, Florida
9:40 AM EST
The Florida State Capitol building office complex is hit by an airliner and destroyed, the Florida Capitol building is damaged.
Chicago, Illinois
9:43 AM EST, 8:43 AM CST
The Sears Tower is attacked by an airliner and is destroyed.
Detroit, Michigan
10:01 AM EST
The central tower of the GM Renaissance Center is attacked and destroyed by an airliner, in the collapse, the other towers are either destroyed or burnt down.
Las Vegas, Nevada
10:33-10:40 AM EST, 7:33-7:40 AM PST
The Bellagio Hotel and the MGM Grand Resort are attacked by airliners and destroyed, surrounding hotels and casinos are damaged.
Los Angeles, California
10:39 AM EST, 7:39 AM PST
The Library Tower building Is hit by an airplane and destroyed
Seattle, Washington
11:02 AM EST, 8:02 AM PST
The Bank of America tower is hit by an airplane destroyed
Omaha, Nebraska
3:26 AM EST, 2:26 AM CST
A plane hijacked by Al-Qaeda associate Kahlid Sheikh Mohammed is landed in Eppley Airfield, where all of the men are massacred, while the remaining women and children are released. There, he delivers a speech, saying that,
“ …as the infidel West has killed, maimed, and massacred, so shall we, this begins the eternal jihad against the infidel.”
K.S. Mohammed, and the four other hijackers were arrested by Nebraska State Patrol agents shortly after the speech
Deaths (plus airline passengers involved):
World Trade Center: 2,750
United Nations: 1,257
Pentagon: 184
US Capitol: 384
Florida Capitol Building: 483
Sears Tower: 1,530
GM Renaissance Center: 2,388
Bellagio: 2,339
MGM Grand: 3,280
Library Tower: 1,443
Bank of America Tower: 1,581
United Flight 776 (Omaha Massacre): 58
Total Dead:
15,339 Dead