World trade center hit by plane

**mmj** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:36

TWT: Yes, I think so.

I think there were other explosions near the base of the World Trade Center.

More explosions were heard in New York. Unconfirmed locations. It's a mess.

Is it a coincidence that these attacks are happening on September 11 (S11)?

**dhtmlgod** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:37

AFB = Air Force Base

**Sparkie** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:37

When the planes crashed into the WTC towers, the heat and flames from the crash caused the steel to just melt and implode upon itself.

**icehousedesigns** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:38

This is a sad day. Its times like this that make me wish I was back on active duty.

**HyperBaseball** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:38

carbomb outside NY's state department, unconfirmed.

**TWTCommish** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:39

Originally posted by mmj
TWT: Yes, I think so.

I think there were other explosions near the base of the World Trade Center.

More explosions were heard in New York. Unconfirmed locations. It's a mess.

Is it a coincidence that these attacks are happening on September 11 (S11)?

What's S11 mean?

**mmj** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:39

There were terrorist reports received at the White House. The West wing was evacuated immediately.

There were S11 protests last year in Melbourne against the World Trade Organisation meeting in Melbourne, Australia. No explosions, of course.

**Sparkie** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:39

ANOTHER carbomb?!

**dhtmlgod** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:40

OMG!

Whiteman AFB the home of the B1 bomber. Able to strike anywhere in the world, nuclear capabilities although used in the past as a close strike asset..

State department officials speaking under eaking under anominity have termed this an attack on the USA and an act of war

**Justin S** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:41

What the the hell is going on. Personally -- right now -- I am very angry, even though I'm not affected by any of this. It makes me want to blow the crap out of whoever is responsible.

**HyperBaseball** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:41

PLANE CRASH NEAR PITTSBURGH... holy shnit!

**Tatu** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:41

Both of the WTC building have collapsed. !!!!!! COLLAPSED. I'm speechless. 110 stories each.

Bush stated an apparent terrorist attack. Heads to DC. All news sites down with demand.

State Dept & Whitehouse evacuated. Pretty much all of DC evacuated. Capitol Hill with fire. Pentagon with an apparent plane crash. DCMall fire reports.

ALL U.S. PLANES GROUNDED. Planes in air escorted and diverted by air force. A few planes have been diverted from DC almost by force. One plane reported but not confirmed to have been shot down 30mi outside of US airspace. Didn't respond to communications. Rerouting many commercial flights to Canada.

Stock exchange closed.

Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine has supposedly claimed responsibility for something. Still unconfirmed.

**icehousedesigns** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:41

This is nuts.

**mmj** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:41

It was a passenger airline that crashed into the pentagon. It hit the helicopter pad at the pentagon.

**Sparkie** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:42

We haven't had an attack like this since Pearl Harbor.

**aspen** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:44

That claim was made anonymously and then later refuted.

Lots of times terrorists claim things they didn't do. Which may have been what happened. They thought they could claim this as a show of force.. then changed their mind because they didn't want to get destroyed.

**icehousedesigns** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:44

This tragedy will greatly surpass Oklahoma city.

**Michel V** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:44

And it shows how any country's defenses against real terrorism are weak. This is scary.

**Sparkie** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:45

There's a chilling story about the fellow who bombed the WTC in 1993 ..once he was captured, the FBI said to him "look, the trade towers are still standing" and he said "if I had more money, they wouldn't be."

**AlexC** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:45

My thoughts are with all americans

quick update:

2 trade towers collapsed
plane hits near pittsburgh
corner of pentagon fallen

a plane is now heading for washington dc!

**icehousedesigns** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:47

On this day in history:

1941 - In Arlington, VA, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pentagon took place.

1990 - U.S. President Bush vowed "Saddam Hussein will fail" while addressing Congress on the Persian Gulf crisis.

**Michel V** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:47

Originally posted by aspen
That claim was made anonymously and then later refuted.

Lots of times terrorists claim things they didn't do. Which may have been what happened. They thought they could claim this as a show of force.. then changed their mind because they didn't want to get destroyed.

Yes, until there's no doubt about the identity of the terrorist group, it can be any group. And the responsible group can have a great interest in casting the responsibility of the attacks on another one.

**mmj** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:49

New York and Washington are being destroyed! Yet more explosions.

**nOttY nUt** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:50

i m shocked...... i just saw this thread on the board......
so whats the latest....i will check the news channels

**mmj** · Sep 11, 2001, 08:50

New Information: A large plane crashed earlier this morning in Western Pennsylvania, [south of Pittsburgh?]

A Boeing 767

It may or may not be related.

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