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Re: Plane crash in New York?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Date:
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Tue, 11 Sep 2001 13:36:50 GMT
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To All,
Well, I got the text for it here, sounds like two planes hit it! : (
NEW YORK — Two airplanes have crashed into the World Trade Center, igniting
huge blazes in the world's third tallest buildings in the heart of New York
City.
The crashes by two aircraft into each of the Twin Towers immediately raise
concerns that terrorists have launched an attack on the 110-story Twin Towers.
The FBI is investigating reports of a plane hijacking before the crashes.
Flames can be seen pouring out of the upper-floor windows of each of the
buildings, and smoke is billowing from the roof. Large holes are visible in
the sides of each building.
There was no immediate word on injuries or fatalities in the twin disasters,
which happened shortly before 9 a.m. and then right around 9 a.m.
"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.
Asked what he knew about the planes, Bush replied, "I'll talk about it later."
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.
In 1945, an Army Air Corps B-25, a twin-engine bomber, crashed into the 79th
floor of the Empire State Building in dense fog.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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