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Heliel calles 
Carolina cianca 
Gilary González 
Kimberly de león 
Melany de león 
Gustavo Mendoza
The Twin Towers 
 
 The Twin Towers were the 
tallest buildings in New York 
City. At 110 stories each, 
 WTC (North Tower) and 2 
WTC (South Tower) provided 
nearly 10 million square 
 feet of office space for about 
35,000 people and 430 
companies. For a brief period 
upon their completion in 
1973, they were the tallest 
buildings in the world. They 
attracted roughly 70,000 
commuters and tourists daily.
Attacks of september 11 
 
 were a series of four coordinated 
terrorist attacks launched by the 
Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda 
upon the United States in New 
York City and the Washington, 
D.C., metropolitan area on 
Tuesday, September 11, 2001. 
Suspicion quickly fell on al- 
Qaeda. Although the group's 
leader, Osama bin Laden, initially 
denied any involvement, in 2004, 
he claimed responsibility for the 
attacks
World Trade Center 
 
 The World Trade Center 
(WTC) was a 16-acre 
commercial complex in 
lower Manhattan 
 that contained seven 
buildings, a large plaza, 
and an underground 
shopping mall that 
connected six of the 
buildings. The 
centerpieces of the 
complex were the Twin 
Towers
the collapse of World 
Trade Center 
 
 The attacks resulted in the deaths of 2,996 people, 
including the 19 hijackers and 2,977 victims. The victims 
included 246 on the four planes.2,606 in New York City in 
the towers and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon. 
Nearly all of the victims were civilians; 55 military 
personnel were among those killed at the Pentagon.
Osama bin Laden and al 
quaeda 
 
 It is a paramilitary organization that uses terrorist 
practices. Its founder, leader and largest contributor was 
Osama bin Laden jihadi terrorist, a member of the bin 
Laden family 19 Al Qaeda militants led by Egyptian 
Mohamed Atta conducted on 11-S (September 11 attack) 
against the Pentagon and World Trade Center (WTC). 
That was the attack happened in EE. UU. most terrible in 
the history of this country, with 3,000 dead.
the four hijacked planes 
 
 Four passenger airliners were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda 
terrorists so they could be flown into buildings in suicide 
attacks. Two of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11 
and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the 
North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade 
Center complex in New York City A third plane, 
American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the 
Pentagon 
 The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was targeted 
at Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field near 
Shanksville, Pennsylvania

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Twin Towers Document 9/11 Attacks

  • 1. integrants: Heliel calles Carolina cianca Gilary González Kimberly de león Melany de león Gustavo Mendoza
  • 2. The Twin Towers   The Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in New York City. At 110 stories each,  WTC (North Tower) and 2 WTC (South Tower) provided nearly 10 million square  feet of office space for about 35,000 people and 430 companies. For a brief period upon their completion in 1973, they were the tallest buildings in the world. They attracted roughly 70,000 commuters and tourists daily.
  • 3. Attacks of september 11   were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Suspicion quickly fell on al- Qaeda. Although the group's leader, Osama bin Laden, initially denied any involvement, in 2004, he claimed responsibility for the attacks
  • 4. World Trade Center   The World Trade Center (WTC) was a 16-acre commercial complex in lower Manhattan  that contained seven buildings, a large plaza, and an underground shopping mall that connected six of the buildings. The centerpieces of the complex were the Twin Towers
  • 5. the collapse of World Trade Center   The attacks resulted in the deaths of 2,996 people, including the 19 hijackers and 2,977 victims. The victims included 246 on the four planes.2,606 in New York City in the towers and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon. Nearly all of the victims were civilians; 55 military personnel were among those killed at the Pentagon.
  • 6. Osama bin Laden and al quaeda   It is a paramilitary organization that uses terrorist practices. Its founder, leader and largest contributor was Osama bin Laden jihadi terrorist, a member of the bin Laden family 19 Al Qaeda militants led by Egyptian Mohamed Atta conducted on 11-S (September 11 attack) against the Pentagon and World Trade Center (WTC). That was the attack happened in EE. UU. most terrible in the history of this country, with 3,000 dead.
  • 7. the four hijacked planes   Four passenger airliners were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists so they could be flown into buildings in suicide attacks. Two of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in New York City A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon  The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was targeted at Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania