lunes, 17 de noviembre de 2008

Sept. 11, when the world trembled




3 years ago, the United States of America suffered and leaves the major terrorist attack on its territory and on it history. The attack was presented by a group of Islamic fanatics that on 11 of September of 2001 attacked the financial heart of the country in New York, the World Trade Center and also the house of defense, the Pentagon in Virginia.

The fact of this terrorist act consisted by this way: the islamics were divided into 4 groups of kidnappers, each of the groups has with them a pilot that was in charged of drive an airplane once already the tripulation was reduced in the machine. The first airplane were of American Airlines, that was the flight 11 and the other were de flight 175 but from United Airlines. Both of the airplanes were starryed against the twin tower in New York, in the World Trade Center of this city, each of the airplane crash against each of the two towers, this caused the fall of the twin towers after two hours approximately.

By other side, the third airplane kidnapped was the American Airlines flight 77 that crashed in the corner of the Pentagon, in Virginia. And the airplane number four, that was the United Airlines flight number 93, cant crash any target that was planned, because the crew made up of the passengers were able to prevent and control it and that genre that this plane has been stopped in an open field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Taking about the deads, is clear to know that apart from the 19 kidnappers, there were about 2973 people confirmed dead and about 30 still missed as the consequences of these attacks. This terrorist attack was characterized by the deads, the consequences and inclusing the use of airplanes as fact of weapons creating a situation and a moment of fear all around the planet and making the start of the war on terrorism. This attacks were called by the UN Security Council as a "Heinous Terrorist Attacks".


















2 comentarios:

maria paula acosta dijo...

Hi Felipe!!
I think that you choose a very good topic. First because it was a very important simbol for many people;the bigest part for USA. But also because there were a lot of people so it is important for all the world also for Colombia.

Congratutations

Gabriela Fernández Miranda dijo...

Felipe, I think you chose a very interesting and important topic. You have some writing mistakes, but the really important thing is the content. I enjoy reading your blog.