terrorist attack in New York 9.11

simply as 9/11) - a series of four coordinated suicide

terrorist attacks that occurred in the United States. Responsibility for these attacks is on the terrorist organization "Al-Qaeda".
On the morning of nineteen terrorists related to "Al-Qaeda", divided into four groups, captured four scheduled passenger airliner. Each group had at least one member that has passed initial flight training

Trade Center, located in the southern part of Manhattan in

New York City. American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center Tower 1 (North), and Flight 175 United Airlines - the WTC-2 (south). As a result, the two towers collapsed, causing severe destruction of adjacent buildings.

the Pentagon building, located just outside of Washington. The passengers

and crew of the fourth airliner (Flight 93 United Airlines) tried to seize control of the plane from the terrorists, the plane crashed into a field near the town of Shenksvill in Pennsylvania.

246 passengers and crew members, aircraft, 2,606 people - in

New York, in the buildings of the World Trade Center and on the ground, 125 - in the Pentagon. U.S. citizens were killed and another 91 countries, including 96 citizens and immigrants from the former SSSR.24 human remains on the list of missing persons.
Killed 1366 people on the upper floors of the north tower of the World Trade Center, many of whom were killed in a collision with an aircraft tower, and the rest - because of the fire and the collapse of the south tower zdaniya.V on the upper floors killed at least 600 people. Only about 18 people could leave the area falling in the south tower and escape. At least 200 people from the trapped on the upper floors of the towers jumped down, preferring to die a death of ognya.Ih drop was observed by numerous witnesses. Some have tried to get on the roof of the towers in the hope of evacuation helicopters, but the evacuation did not take place as the doors to the roof were closed, and the smoke and heat of fire made it impossible to use helicopters.
341 killed firefighter paramedic and 2 of the New York Fire Department, 60 police officers and eight employees of "first aid".

others (some 1,100 people) could not identify. It was reported

that on the scene found "about 10,000 fragments of bone and tissue that is not comparable to the number of victims." Fragments of bone were found, even in 2006, when the building is prepared for demolition Deutsche Bank. The average age of the victims in New York was about 40 years old.
According to the BBC, by April 2013 identified 1,634 people from a total of 2,750 deaths in the destruction of the WTC buildings, and the identification process continues with the use of the method of analysis of the remains for DNA.

of the World Trade Center were severely damaged or destroyed

by other WTC buildings, such as 7 World Trade Center, 6 World Trade Center, 5 World Trade Center, 4 World Trade Center, Hotel Marriott World Trade Center and the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Nicholas. The building of Deutsche Bank, located on the other side of Liberty Street, was deemed unfit for human residence and was intended for demolition in September 2007. Fiterman Hall, owned by the Bureau of the Public College of Manhattan on West Broadway 30 also received significant damage and was destined for demolition. Other nearby buildings such as 90 West Street and the Verizon Building sustained substantial damage, but have been restored. Building World Financial Center, One Liberty Plaza, Hotel Millenium Hilton, received average damage. It was destroyed by television, communication and antenna equipment.

important files and priceless works of art of the twentieth

century, including the tapestry of the influential Spanish surrealist Joan Miro, masterpieces of outstanding sculptors Auguste Rodin and Alexander Calder, as well as more than forty thousand negatives of photographs of John F. Kennedy taken the personal photographer of President. have also been destroyed by large-scale sculpture in wood of American artist of Russian origin, Louise Nevelson, the monumental work of American pop artists Slonema Hunt and Roy Lichtenstein, and many other works of art.
One wing of the Pentagon damaged in the explosion and fire, the building collapsed.

on American Airlines, United Airlines Flight 175 and Flight 77

American Airlines, and four - on Flight 93 United Airlines. Fifteen of them were from Saudi Arabia, two - from the United Arab Emirates, one - from Egypt and another - from Lebanon.
Among the terrorists were six main organizers (four of whom were pilots) and thirteen rank and file members of the group. Terrorists do not meet the typical portrait of a shahid, as were middle-aged, well-educated and with the current lifestyle