23 years since the attack on the Twin Towers, the terrorist act in the USA that left about 3 thousand victims

2024-09-11 08:37:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

23 years since the attack on the Twin Towers, the terrorist act in the USA that

September 11, 2001 will long be remembered in people's minds because of the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in the United States of America.

Today marks 23 years since that day. Thousands of people watched from their televisions around the globe the apocalyptic scenes that took place in one of the most important economic centers of the Western world.

It all started with the hijacking of four planes by Al Qaeda terrorists. At 8:46 a.m., one of them crashed into the north tower of the Great Mall in New York, creating a deep crack in the building.

17 minutes later another passenger plane crashed into the south tower, creating a huge mess of fire.

September 11 has also been described as the event that changed the world, where about 3 thousand people lost their lives.

23 years since the attack on the Twin Towers, the terrorist act in the USA that

The victims in the twin towers were 2,752, among them 343 firefighters and 60 policemen. Most of the victims were civilians of 70 different nationalities.

President Bush, who was in Florida at the time, informed the American people that the country had experienced a terrorist attack. Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration suspended all flights, the first time in American history that air transportation has been suspended.

Just a few kilometers outside Washington, another plane crashed into the Pentagon building, engulfing it in flames, causing hundreds of casualties and injuries.

In November 2001, the United States, with frantic attacks, removed the Taliban movement from power in Afghanistan.

At the time, Afghanistan was ruled by the Taliban, who were allied with Al Qaeda.

23 years since the attack on the Twin Towers, the terrorist act in the USA that

The mission of the US, UK and other countries in Afghanistan was to destroy Al Qaeda, capture Bin Laden and remove the Taliban from power.

America and its allies quickly removed the Taliban government from power, but it took them ten years to find and kill Osama bin Laden.

Military involvement in Afghanistan continued for years, becoming the longest war in American history.

In 2021, twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, the last US troops left Afghanistan as the Taliban retook control of the country.

Today, 23 years later, on the site of the World Trade Center, or as it was otherwise known, the Twin Towers, there is only one building, known as the Freedom Tower./ CNA