On September 11th 2001 four planes were hijacked by an Islamic extremist group and crashed into the Twin Towers in New York. Two of the planes crashed into the Twin Towers killing 2,753, the third plane hit the Pentagon in Pennsylvania killing 184 people and the fourth plane hit a field in Pennsylvania killing 44 people overall killing 2,996 people. At 8:45 a.m on Tuesday September 11th 2001 the first plane crashed into the twin towers near the 80th floor, the crash had instantly killed hundreds of people and trapped hundreds more above. 18 minutes later the second plane hit the World Trade Center and hitting the South tower near the 60th floor. Almost an hour and 15 minutes later the north building collapsed.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 20, 2022 02:17 UTC