September 11 attacks

The September 11 attacks, colloquially known as 9/11, were a coordinated series of suicide attacks perpetrated by the Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. A... Wikipedia

• Location:  Financial District, Lower Manhattan, New York, Arlington County, Virginia, Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania
• Date:  September 11, 2001
• Target:  World Trade Center (AA 11 and UA 175), The Pentagon (AA 77), U.S. Capitol Building or the White House (UA 93, unsuccessful due to passenger revolt)
• Attack type:  Islamic terrorism, aircraft hijacking, suicide attack, mass murder
• Deaths:  2,996 in the attacks (2,977 victims and 19 hijackers), 5,000+ estimated to have died of health issues related to the attacks
• Non-fatal injuries:  6,000–25,000+
• Perpetrators:  Al-Qaeda led by Osama bin Laden, The Hamburg cell (see also: responsibility)
• Number of participants:  19
• Motive:  Several, see Motives for the September 11 attacks and fatwas of Osama bin Laden
• Convicted:  Zacarias Moussaoui, Imad Yarkas, Mounir el-Motassadeq (see also: Trials related to the September 11 attacks)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo