You September 11 attacksthey turn 22 today. The tragedy, which caused thousands of deaths, occurred when two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, United States,
The World Trade Center was a complex of seven commercial buildings that opened in 1973. Inside it, there were the Twin Towers, which had 110 floors and 417 meters high.
Second This article, the towers housed numerous companies and were located in one of the most valued regions of New York. They became one of the largest buildings in the world, and were one of the great symbols of the North American city.
Known as one of the most impactful attacks in all of world history, the 9/11 attacks September can be charged in entrance exams, Enem, public competitions and other processes selective.
History and geography teachers recommend that students not only study the September 11 attacks as a historical fact, but also the reasons that led to the attacks and the consequences.
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What were the September 11 attacks?
The September 11 attacks, as This article, there were suicide attacks committed by Islamic fundamentalists linked to the terrorist organization called Al-Qaeda and led at the time by Osama bin Laden.
The attacks began with the hijacking of four commercial planes by 19 terrorists. The hijacked planes were two Boeing 757s and two Boeing 767s, which took off from different locations in the eastern United States, heading to the state of California, on the west coast.
Two of the planes crashed into the two towers of the World Trade Center, an old commercial building located in New York. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, and the fourth plane crashed in an uninhabited area of Pennsylvania.
Numbers from the September 11 attacks
The numbers from the September 11 attacks are impressive to this day, 22 years after the tragedy. Check out some data:
15 thousand people were inside the Twin Towers;
2,606 deaths in New York;
125 deaths at the Pentagon;
246 deaths on planes (crew and passengers);
19 terrorists killed.
Why did the September 11 attacks occur?
The September 11 attacks were motivated by the enmity between Islamic fundamentalists and the USA, due to interventions and the presence of American troops in the Middle East.
Immediately after the attack, the United States Intelligence Service (CIA) began to suspect that Al-Qaeda was responsible. This Islamic fundamentalist organization emerged in Afghanistan in 1988, and was known to have carried out dozens of terrorist attacks in different parts of the world.
One of the main organizers of the attack was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a fundamentalist who was involved in a series of terrorist attacks in the 1980s and 1990s, including the car bomb attack on the World Trade Center in 1993.
Khalid ended up being detained in a joint operation between American and Pakistani intelligence in 2003, and is currently detained in Guantanamo Bay prison, located in Cuba.
Who was Osama bin Laden?
Arab Osama bin Laden was the leader of Al-Qaeda at the time. Shortly after the attacks, he acknowledged the organization's responsibility in the attacks in footage. Bin Laden's involvement in the attacks made him one of the most wanted people in the world at that time.
Bin Laden was an Arab millionaire and adherent to radical Islamic ideals, in addition, he had developed an exacerbated hatred for the United States. The Americans were unable to capture Osama bin Laden.
The leader of Al-Qaeda was only located on May 2, 2011, in a house in the interior of Pakistan following an operation by American military troops. Your body was thrown, by troops, into the ocean.
Consequences of the September 11 attacks
The consequences of the September 11 attacks were countless and affected the USA and much of the world. See the main ones below:
Almost 3 thousand dead;
Intense material destruction;
US invasion of Afghanistan to capture Osama bin Laden and overthrow the Taliban;
Creation of extremely strict anti-terrorism legislation in the United States (Patriot Act);
Adoption of measures in flight safety practices, making them more rigorous and judicious.
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By Silvia Tancredi
Journalist
