>From MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.com/news/627028.asp
EW YORK, Sept. 11
Two aircraft slammed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New
York on Tuesday, creating a horrific scene that President Bush called an
apparent terrorist attack on our country. A short time later, a blast was
reported at the Pentagon's heliport, and it, the West Wing of the White
House and the Capitol were being evacuated. In addition, the Federal
Aviation Administration grounded all civilian aircraft nationwide and
ordered planes in the air to land immediately at the nearest airport.
NBC'S JIM MIKLASEWSKI, reporting from the Pentagon, said an official told
him a bomb was apparently detonated at the Pentagon's heliport, which lies
beyond the building's tight security. Other reports said the blast could
have been caused by yet another aircraft.
In New York, the aircraft struck minutes apart, starting fires and sending
smoke billowing out of the skyscrapers. The first crash happened shortly
before 9 a.m. ET.
MSNBC.com reporter Martin Wolk, who was inside one of the towers, said the
lights flickered and then a loud bang was heard. People panicked and started
to flee the building.
When they reached the lobby, smoke started to fill the building and people
could see debris falling and many cars outside were damaged. It was sheer
pandemonium, people were screaming and crying, afraid to go outside because
of the falling debris, Wolk said. We looked up and it looked like the top 20
floors were in flames.
Another bystander described a barrage of debris raining down on the sidewalk
below.
Shortly after 9 a.m., a second aircraft was seen crashing into the other
tower. Broadcast cameras already watching the scene filmed the second plane
as it slammed into the tower and exploded in a huge fireball.
A half hour later, President Bush made a brief statement to reporters,
calling the disaster a national tragedy and attributing it to terrorists. He
did not cite any specific terrorist groups.
In the wake of the crashes, New York airports and the Lincoln Tunnel were
closed as precautionary measures. The stock exchanges in New York also did
not open.
Large holes were visible in sides of the 110-story buildings. The tops of
the twin towers were obscured by the smoke.
Thousands of pieces of what appeared to be office paper came drifting over
Brooklyn, about three miles from the tower, one witness said.
In an earlier terrorist attack, the center was bombed on Feb. 26, 1993,
killing six people and injured more than 1,000 others.
The FBI said it was investigating reports of a hijacking. A United Airlines
employee said he had heard reports that an American Airlines jet had been
hijacked and was one of the two aircraft that flew into the center.
Sources told NBC's Andrea Mitchell that the jet was flying from Boston to
Los Angeles when it apparently was hijacked.
Traffic entering New York City from New Jersey was at a standstill
approaching the Holland Tunnel as motorists stood outside their cars
watching the fire.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ewins, James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:55 AM
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>
> A lot of smoke on the TV from near it - no sure what or how close.
> JDE
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 2:46 PM
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> Is it also confirmed that the Pentagon has been hit with something as
> well?
>
> Rob
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Tuip [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:43 AM
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> I saw the second one flying into the building live on TV. Apperantly a
> hijacked 767 passenger jet from Boston.
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> Most of the newssites are hammered with traffic now;
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> www.ananova.com
> www.msnbc.com
> www.cnn.com
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>
> Martin
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Woodrick, Ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 3:24 PM
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> Folks,
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> If you haven't heard, two aircraft have crashed into the World Trade
> Center towers.
>
> This is not a joke.
>
> Ed
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