On This Day | America faces ‘darkest hour’ as 9/11 attacks unfold in 2001
- Posted on September 11, 2026
- By South China Morning Post
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In brief
September 11, 2001 marked one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in history when al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four commercial airplanes. Two planes struck the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing their catastrophic collapse and killing nearly 3,000 people. A third plane hit the Pentagon, while a fourth crashed in Pennsylvania. This tragic event fundamentally transformed American foreign policy, national security measures, and global geopolitics for decades to come.
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On This Day | America faces ‘darkest hour’ as 9/11 attacks unfold in 2001
Two hijacked planes destroyed the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, leaving thousands dead and a nation in shock.
