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Jun 21, 2011 · On September 11, 2001 —a clear, sunny, late summer day—al Qaeda terrorists aboard three hijacked passenger planes carried out coordinated suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in...
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The 1993 World Trade Center bombing was a terrorist attack carried out by Al-Qaeda against the United States on February 26, 1993, when a van bomb detonated below the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex in New York City.
Jul 31, 2024 · On February 26, 1993, a large bomb planted by terrorists exploded in the underground garage of Two World Trade Center, damaging the base of the building (subsequently repaired), killing 6 people, and injuring some 1,000. The attack that occurred on September 11, 2001, was much more destructive.
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- Archaeologists and members of the media examining the remnants of a centuries-old wooden ship discovered during excavations at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan, New York City, 2010.
- Watch a time-lapse video of the construction of the towering One World Trade Center building in New York City.
- Time-lapse video of the building of 4 World Trade Center, New York City.
- One of the twin memorial pools at the National September 11 Memorial Museum.
- Time-lapse video (2004–14) of the construction of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York City.
The World Trade Center in New York City was destroyed on September 11, 2001, as a result of al-Qaeda terror attacks. Two commercial airliners hijacked by terrorists were deliberately flown into the Twin Towers of the complex, resulting in a total progressive collapse that killed almost 3,000 people.
The bombing of the New York City World Trade Center in 1993 by Ramzi Yousef and his conspirators killed six people and injured thousands.
Dec 3, 2009 · On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center became the target of a massive terrorist attack that took the lives of nearly 3,000 people. The disaster also radically altered the skyline of...
A disastrous terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Both towers, planes smashing into each one. A massive evacuation begins in the South Tower below its impact zone.