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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the September 11 attacks and their consequences:
September 11 attacks – four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., area on September 11, 2001. On that Tuesday morning, 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets. The hijackers intentionally crashed two planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City; both towers collapsed within two hours. Hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth jet, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers attempted to take control before it could reach the hijacker's intended target in Washington, D.C. Nearly 3,000 died in the attacks, and the September 11 attacks have had broad and lasting consequences to military policy, politics, and foreign relations. Effects have also been seen in literature, film, and popular culture.
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- Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US
- Motives for the September 11 attacks
- Planning of the September 11 attacks
On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners, intentionally crashing two into the World Trade Center in New York City. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon. The fourth plane crashed in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 victims and the 19 hijackers died in the attacks.
- U.S. military response during the September 11 attacks
- Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center
- Communication during the September 11 attacks
- Radio communications during the September 11 attacks
- New York City Police Department
- New York City Fire Department
- Operation Yellow Ribbon
- Operation Support
The leader of Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, eventually claimed responsibility for the attacks.
- Aftermath of the September 11 attacks
- Reactions to the September 11 attacks
- Closings and cancellations following the September 11 attacks
- Airport security repercussions due to the September 11 attacks
- Economic effects of the September 11 attacks
- Health effects arising from the September 11 attacks
- Post-9/11
Military
The United States launched the War on Terror, invading Afghanistan.
Social
Political
The US enacted the USA PATRIOT Act. Many other countries also strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded law enforcement powers.
Economic
Some American stock exchanges stayed closed for the rest of the week following the attack and posted enormous losses on reopening, especially in the airline and insurance industries. The destruction of billions of dollars' worth of office space caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan.
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The Pentagon Memorial was built adjacent to the building. The rebuilding process has started on the World Trade Center site. In 2006, a new office tower was completed on the site of 7 World Trade Center. The new One World Trade Center was later built and was completed in 2014. Three more towers were originally expected to be built between 2007 and 2012 on the site, but are now delayed to 2018. Ground was broken for the Flight 93 National Memorial on November 8, 2009, and the first phase of construction is expected to be ready for the 10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2011.
- 9/11 Tribute Center
- Survivors' Staircase
- World Trade Center cross
- International Freedom Center
- Memorials and services for the September 11 attacks
- National September 11 Memorial & Museum
- Patriot Day
- The Rolling Memorial
- World Trade Center Memorial finalists
- Take Back The Memorial
- Memory Foundations
- Victims of Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon Memorial
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- Osama bin Laden
- George W. Bush
- Minoru Yamasaki
- Rudy Giuliani during the September 11 attacks
- Larry Silverstein
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Project Rebirth
- THINK Team
- Daniel Libeskind
- Category:People associated with the September 11 attacks
- List of emergency and first responder agencies that responded to the September 11 attacks
The original World Trade Center (WTC) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan in New York City that was destroyed September 11, 2001. The site is being rebuilt with six new skyscrapers and a memorial to the casualties of the attacks.
- World Trade Center
- World Trade Center (PATH station)
- One World Trade Center
- Marriott World Trade Center
- 4 World Trade Center
- 5 World Trade Center
- 6 World Trade Center
- 7 World Trade Center
- Deutsche Bank Building
- St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
- Verizon Building
- List of tenants in One World Trade Center
- List of tenants in Two World Trade Center
- Collapse of the World Trade Center
- World Trade Center site
- Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
- Shanksville, Pennsylvania
- The Pentagon
- Lower Manhattan
- Fresh Kills Landfill
- The Bathtub
- List of cultural references to the September 11 attacks
- List of entertainment affected by the September 11 attacks
- Cultural influence of the September 11 attacks
- Aftermath: World Trade Center Archive
- Raising the Flag at Ground Zero
- The Falling Man
- The Looming Tower
- Flight 175: As the World Watched
- September 11 Photo Project
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