At 8: 40 am EST on September 1 1, four domestic civil aviation flights were hijacked almost at the same time. Two of them crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, new york, and one attacked the Pentagon, where the US Department of Defense is located. The fourth hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania. According to the investigation afterwards, the passengers on board tried to take back the control of the plane from the hijackers.
In this air crash, 2,996 people were killed, including the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and firefighters, and 629 1 person was injured. The accident caused thousands of families to suffer heavy losses, and their wives and children were separated, and countless families spent the rest of their lives in pain, sadness and fear.
Some passengers on the plane are on business, some are visiting relatives, some are studying, and some may be traveling. For them, this may be a normal flight, but they were forced to be involved in the worst air crash because of a terrorist activity. All four civil aviation planes were hijacked, and the crew and passengers died on the spot, which was very tragic.
The terrorist attacks on 200 11September1day had a great impact on the United States and the world. This incident is the second attack in the United States that caused heavy casualties after Pearl Harbor during World War II. This is also the worst terrorist attack in American history. The U.S. government's condemnation and position on this incident have also received sympathy and support from most countries; After the incident, various mourning activities were held all over the world, and the cleanup of the incident site continued until the middle of the following year. 9. The11incident aroused people all over the world's fear of the United States and opposed the recurrence of the "9 1 1" incident. This incident also led to international cooperation in anti-terrorism operations, including wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Casualties of China citizens in the 9 1 1 incident.
On 2001September 2 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China published on its official website the casualties and missing persons of China citizens after the American attacks. Two citizens of China were killed, 1 injured and 35 people lost contact. Among them, China citizen and Yang were killed by American Airlines Flight 77 on September 1 1. It is reported that Mr. and Mrs. Zheng retired a year ago and went to America to visit their daughter. As of 5438+0 on September 20th, 2006, there are still 35 China citizens missing, including 3 from mainland China and 32 from Hongkong.
There is no superhero in the world of time, and no one can reverse the disaster. In the face of frequent safety accidents, we can only call for strengthening civil aviation safety management measures so that every flight can go home safely.