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=Terrorist Attack on 9/11 = 

Overview
On September 11, 2001 there were attacks on the United States by Al-Qaeda terrorists. 2001. 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airplanes. They crashed two of the airplanes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.Everyone on the planes died and so did many people in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours. They crashed a third airplane into the Pentagon in Virginia. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in Pennsylvania. Some passengers and flight crew tried to take back control of the airplane that was headed toward Washington D.C. There were no survivors from any of the flights.

Central Issue
Overall, 2,993 people died in the attacks. After the attacks, the United States started a "War on Terrorism." They went to Afghanistan to get rid of the Taliban, who had worked with Al-Qaeda terrorists. They also started the USA Patriot A ct. The attacks caused billions of dollars of buildings and offices. This seriously hurt the economy of Lower Manhattan. Many police offi cers and rescue workers traveled to New York City to help clean up the Twin Towers. Blood donations across the U.S. also saw a surge in the weeks after 9/11.Many flights were canceled right after 9/11. Canada got over 226 of the these flights. They started Operation Yellow Ribbon to deal with the large amount of grounded planes and stranded passengers.

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The damage to the Pentagon was cleaned up and fixed within a year, and the Pentagon Memorial was built. They have started rebuilding the World Trade Centers. In 2006 a new office tower was completed on the site of one World Trade Center. Another World Trade Center is now under construction at the site when it is done, it will be one of the tallest buildings in North America at 1,776 feet. It is scheduled to be done in 2011. Three more towers were originally expected to be built between 2007 and 2012 on the site.

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