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Old 11th Sep 2001, 22:16
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From airdisaster.com.....


Two jet aircraft have collided with each of the twin towers in New York City at World Trade Center. Shortly thereafter, a large passenger aircraft impacted the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C. Another aircraft has crashed in south-eastern Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.

At approximately 10:07am et, one tower of the World Trade Center has just collapsed to the ground. At 10:27, the second tower collapsed.

The following aircraft are reportedly involved in today's terrorist attack:

American Airlines Boeing 767-200 (Flight 11)
Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angeles, California
92 passengers and crew reported aboard.
Impacted the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.

United Airlines Boeing 767-200 (Flight 175)
Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angeles, California
65 passengers and crew reported aboard.
Impacted the north tower of the World Trade Center 18 minutes after the first crash.

American Airlines Boeing 757-200 (Flight 77)
Washington, D.C. (Dulles) to Los Angeles, California
64 passengers and crew reported aboard.
Crashed into the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C.

United Airlines Boeing 757-200 (Flight 93)
Newark, New Jersey to San Francisco, California
45 passengers and crew reported aboard.
Crashed in south-eastern Pennsylvania, 80 miles south-east of Pittsburgh.

Early reports indicate that at least 10,000 people were killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers in New York City.
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