Today in history: The September 11 attacks
The attacks killed 2 996 people, injured over 6 000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.
The September 11 attacks, also referred to 9/11, were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
The attacks killed 2 996 people, injured over 6 000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.
Many others died of 9/11-related cancer and respiratory diseases in the months and years following the attacks.
Four passenger airliners operated by two major US passenger air carriers, all of which departed from airports in the north-eastern United States bound for San Francisco and Los Angeles, were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists.
The destruction of the World Trade Centre and nearby infrastructure seriously harmed the economy of Lower Manhattan and had a significant effect on global markets.
This resulted in the closing of Wall Street until September 17 and the civilian airspace in the US and Canada until September 13.
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