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The second Tower just fell.
According to NBC News:
A large plane just crashed S.E. of Pittsburg.
State Dept is denying report of a carbomb.
President Bush is in Florida enroute to D.C.
Julie
In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Scott Sanburn writes:
> Here is the update from Fox News (Text)
>
> NEW YORK ? One of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers has collapsed after
> two airplanes crashed into the New York City landmark in what President Bush
> called "an apparent terrorist attack on our country."
>
> An airplane also clipped the Pentagon, setting a plume of smoke rising above
> Washington, D.C.
>
> The crashes into New York's 110-story Twin Towers ignited huge blazes in the
> world's third tallest buildings in the heart of New York City. Flames can be
> seen pouring out of the upper-floor windows of each of the buildings, and
> smoke is billowing from both roofs. Large holes are visible in the sides of
> each building.
>
> An Associated Press reporter saw the tail-end of a large airliner plunge
> into the Pentagon. Smoke can be seen billowing out of the building. The
> Pentagon was being evacuated.
>
> The White House was evacuated after the Secret Service received credible
> threat of a terrorist act against the presidential mansion and residence.
>
> The Federal Aviation Administration has shut down all aircraft takeoffs
> nationwide.
>
> Abu Dhabi TV was quoted as saying in a broadcast heard from London that "The
> Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) claimed
> responsibility for the attack."
>
> The FBI is investigating reports of a plane hijacking before the twin
> crashes into the 110-story Twin Towers.
>
> Law enforcement sources said they believe the first plane was an American
> Airlines Boeing 767 that took off from Logan Airport in Boston.
>
> The second plane was believed to be a Boeing 737, but there was no immediate
> report of its origin.
>
> All Hudson River bridges and tunnels between New Jersey and New York were
> closed as a precaution in the wake of the apparent attack.
>
> There was no immediate word on injuries or fatalities in the World Trade
> Center disasters, which happened shortly before 9 a.m. and then right around
> 9 a.m.
>
> A senior government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the
> FBI is pursuing reports that one or both of the planes were hijacked and
> that the crashes may have been the result of a suicide mission.
>
> The source stressed that the reports are preliminary and officials do not
> know the cause of the crashes.
>
> "It certainly doesn't look like an accident," said a second government
> official, also speaking on condition of anonymity.
>
> "The plane was coming in low and ... it looked like it hit at a slight
> angle," said Sean Murtagh, a CNN vice president, the network reported.
>
> "I was watching TV and heard a sonic boom ...," witness Jeanne Yurman told
> CNN. "The side of the World Trade Center exploded. Debris is falling like
> leaflets. I hear ambulances. The northern tower seems to be on fire."
>
> Thousands of pieces of what appeared to be office paper came drifting over
> Brooklyn, about three miles from the tower, one witness said.
>
> In Sarasota, Fla., President Bush was reading to children in a classroom at
> 9:05 a.m. when his chief of staff, Andrew Card, whispered into his ear. The
> president briefly turned somber before he resumed reading.
>
> At 9:30 a.m. EDT, Bush canceled his appearance and planned to return to
> Washington.
>
> Bush said he "would hunt down those folks" responsible for the attack. He
> said "terrorism against our nation will not stand."
>
> The towers were struck by car-bombers on Feb. 26, 1993, killing six people
> and injuring more than 1,000.
>
> More than 40,000 people work at the World Trade Center. The downtown
> Manhattan complex comprises two buildings, with more than 400 firms from
> over 25 countries. The complex is so big, it requires two postal zip codes.
>
> More than 100,000 business and leisure visitors come to New York's Twin
> Towers each day.
>
> The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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