Thursday, September 11, 2003

“Go look at www.cnn.com , a plane (or something) crashed into the world trade center in NYC”

World trade center damaged; unconfirmed reports say a plane has crashed into tower. Details to come.
-- Second plane crashes into World Trade Center.
-- FBI investigating reports of foul play in World Trade Center plane crashes, according the Associated Press. Details to
-- Sources tell CNN one of two planes that crashed into World Trade Center was an American Airlines 767.
-- President Bush calls plane crashes at World Trade Center a terrorist act.
-- White House evacuated. Details to come.
Fire reported on National Mall in Washington
CNN confirms a plane hit the Pentagon
-- Significant fire at the Pentagon. Details to come.
-- One of World Trade Center towers collapses; fire forces evacuation of State Department
NEW YORK (CNN) -- In what appeared to be coordinated act of terrorism, two jets crashed into the twin towers of the World
Trade Center, collapsing them Tuesday while another aircraft crashed into the Pentagon. Hundreds were injured or killed, if
not more. A fourth aircraft crashed in Pennsylvania with 45 peoplle aboard attacks. At the Pentagon, witnesses said a plane crashed into what is known as the "Army Corridor," the building collapsed and there was an undetermined number of casualties…The city of Washington declared a state of emergency.

-- United Nations evacuated
-- Car bombing at the State Department, The Associated Press reports
Pentagon monitoring second suspected hijacked plane
-- Fighter scrambled amid reports of second plane headed for Pentagon.
-- FAA diverting all U.S.-bound international flights to Canada.
-- Part of Pentagon collapses
-- Second World Trade Center tower collapses in Manhattan
-- NTSB confirms plane crashes near Pittsburgh
-- FAA confirms there are 50 aircraft in the air; none has a problem and all are within 50 miles of their destination.
-- Government sources tell CNN President Bush is not returning to Washington.
-- FAA says no commercial air traffic in U.S. until at least noon EDT tomorrow.
-- Third World Trade Center tower, 47-story building 7, collapses. Details soon.
-- Explosions rock Kabul, Afghanistan, CNN's Nic Robertson reports. Details soon.
White House spokesman says President Bush did not order strike on Afghanistan. Details soon.
-- Afghanistan opposition claims responsibility for Kabul explosions. Details soon.
-- New York City reports at least 78 police officers missing, 200 firefighters presumed dead
-- Bush: "Search is under way" for attackers.
-- Rescuers find 6 survivors in New York: 1 police officer, 5 firefighters. Details soon.
-- NATO considering guarantee of military, intelligence support if U.S. responds to terror attack, sources tell CNN.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Navy is sending ships to sea to
protect the U.S. East Coast from further attack and to reduce
the number of ships in port. Two aircraft carriers -- the USS George Washington and the USS John F. Kennedy -- are headed for the coast off
New York .Five other ships -- guided missile destroyers and frigates are also headed to sea.
-- President Bush calls attacks 'acts of war;' asks Congress for emergency funding. Details to come.
-- The Pentagon is being evacuated by order of fire marshal. Details to come.
-- White House, Air Force One were targets of terrorists on Tuesday, administration official tells CNN.
-- Empire State Building being evacuated. Details soon
-- "All clear" given at Empire State Building, Penn Station. Details soon.
-- FAA says airports that meet new safety requirements can reopen at 11 a.m. EDT. Details soon.
-- One of two Saudi pilot brothers believed connected with hijackings cooperating with FBI, CNN has learned. Details to come.
-- New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani reports 4,763 people known missing at this time. Details to come. -- President Bush to visit New York tomorrow says "we will win this war."
-- Five firefighters rescued in World Trade Center rubble, CNN reports.
-- American Express building in New York City being evacuated over concerns it may collapse. Details soon
-- Flight data recorder found from hijacked plane in Pennsylvania, Justice Department says. Details soon.
-- Defense Department intends to ask that 50,000 reservists be called up for 'homeland defense,' CNN has learned
-- Senate approves use of force by 98-0 vote.
-- CNN has learned Pakistan will demand that the Taliban turn over Osama bin Laden. More to come
-- President Bush warns 'there will be costs' in war on terrorism. Details to come.
-- Clerics in Kabul have suggested that accused terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden be asked to leave Afghanistan for the good of the country.
-- New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani raises estimate of people missing at World Trade Center to 6,333. Details soon.
The identities of some of the victims of theworst terrorist attack on American soil began to emerge Tuesdaevening….As the day drew to a close, it was still horribly unclear exactly how many people had died, but the number was clearly in the thousands.
-- Pentagon officials confirm to CNN that U.S. strikes have begun in Afghanistan. Details soon.
-- U.S. troops have been deployed on the ground in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. official told CNN Friday.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell, returning
to Washington from his aborted trip to Peru and Colombia Tuesday, said there were "no specific warnings" to herald the multiple terrorist attacks earlier in the day against the financial and military nerve centers of the United States
- White House says it was briefed before September 11 that al Qaeda would attempt to hijack airliners.
-- Purported new video of Osama bin Laden and top aide, aired on the eve of 9/11 anniversary, warns 'the real battle has not started yet.'

From CNN.COM email news updates, September 11, 2001 through September 10, 2003

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