The 9/11 attacks BY CRAIG CHAMBERLAIN AND ANGELO JULIANA

Statistics

Over 3000 people killed

Over 400 were police or firemen

18 minutes between the two plane hits

10,000 were treated for injuries

What Happened

19 men successfully hijacked 2 planes

Boeing 767’s

Men had to go to the US before the attacks

Another plane went attacked the pentagon 125 killed

Nationality Number

Saudi Arabia 15

United Arab Emirates 2

Egypt 1

Lebanon 1

What Happened

Another plane went down in PA

The passengers fought the terrorists

The plane crashed in an open field

Behind the Attacks

Osama Bin Laden was the master mind behind the attacks

The planes were chosen because they had a lot of fuel on board

Al Qaeda was the group that carried out these attacks

They are a violent terrorist organization

Terrorists  

Age of the 19 hijackers

Age Number

20 3

21 1

22 4

23 1

24 3

25 2

26 2

28 1

29 1

33 1

Theory 1

Osama Bin Laden was a head figure created by the US

US government sent in hijackers to execute the attacks

This theory is most likely not true

Started by anti-Bush supporters

Theory 2

Al Qaeda attacked the US

Done to strike fear in the Americans

Show that the middle east is rising in power

Effects

At 9 am Bush found out about the tragic news

The US security changed forever

The US realized how the terror acts were a very real issue

Some US citizens were very scared of those who looked like there were from the Middle East

Al Qaeda

Major Terrorist Organization

Formed in 1988

Dedicated to oppose non-Islamic government by using force and violence

Leader of Attacks: Osama Bin Laden