September 11 — the largest terrorist attack in human history was carried out in the United States. According to the official version, responsibility for these attacks lies with an Islamist terrorist organization. Two planes piloted by terrorists crashed into the skyscrapers of the World Trade Center in New York.
As a result, both towers collapsed, causing serious damage to surrounding buildings. A third plane was directed into the Pentagon building. A fourth crashed in the state of Pennsylvania. In addition to the 19 terrorists, more than 3,000 people were killed in the attacks, about 6,000 were injured, and another 24 went missing. Most of those killed were civilians. The disaster also claimed the lives of firefighters and police officers, whose efforts helped save about 30,000 people.
On September 12, U.S. President George Bush delivered a televised address to the nation in connection with the attacks in New York and Washington. He stated that he had ordered the use of “all resources of U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies” to find and punish those who organized the attacks. According to the president, the terrorists sought to sow chaos in America, but they did not succeed.