The 9/11 attacks BY CRAIG CHAMBERLAIN AND ANGELO JULIANA

Statistics  Over 3000 people killed  Over 400 were police or firemen  18 minutes between the two plane hits  10,000 were treated for injuries

What Happened  19 men successfully hijacked 2 planes  Boeing 767’s  Men had to go to the US before the attacks  Another plane went attacked the pentagon  125 killed  NationalityNumber Saudi Arabia 15 United Arab Emirates 2 Egypt 1 Lebanon 1

What Happened  Another plane went down in PA  The passengers fought the terrorists  The plane crashed in an open field

Behind the Attacks  Osama Bin Laden was the master mind behind the attacks  The planes were chosen because they had a lot of fuel on board  Al Qaeda was the group that carried out these attacks  They are a violent terrorist organization

Terrorists Age of the 19 hijackers Age Number

Theory 1  Osama Bin Laden was a head figure created by the US  US government sent in hijackers to execute the attacks  This theory is most likely not true  Started by anti-Bush supporters

Theory 2  Al Qaeda attacked the US  Done to strike fear in the Americans  Show that the middle east is rising in power

Effects  At 9 am Bush found out about the tragic news  The US security changed forever  The US realized how the terror acts were a very real issue  Some US citizens were very scared of those who looked like there were from the Middle East

Al Qaeda  Major Terrorist Organization  Formed in 1988  Dedicated to oppose non-Islamic government by using force and violence  Leader of Attacks: Osama Bin Laden