The day of the terrorist attacks on the US – level 3

11-09-2001

On September 11, 2001, 19 hijackers took control of four commercial planes, and they carried out one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in history.

The calm atmosphere of a sunny morning in Manhattan, New York, was disturbed by the noise of aircraft engines and a subsequent huge explosion caused by an aircraft crashing into one of the towers of the World Trade Center. The impact turned one of the tallest skyscrapers in the city into a hell, and thousands of people trapped inside the building began their fight for life.

16 minutes later, another plane crashed into the neighboring tower. A third plane crashed into the Pentagon government building. Passengers of the fourth hijacked plane tried to overpower the hijackers; however, the plane crashed into the fields in Pennsylvania.

Hundreds of millions of people watched the two enormously damaged towers of the World Trade Center collapse. In the months following the attack, security at many airports worldwide was escalated to prevent similar attacks in the future.

Difficult words: hijacker (a person who takes over a plane, ship, or another vehicle by force), trapped (being in a difficult situation from which it is not possible to escape), escalate (to increase rapidly).

What was the reaction of airports worldwide in response to the tragic events of September 11, 2001?

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