AP-Attacks-Timeline (Tops)
Timeline of events surrounding today's attacks
(Undated-AP) -- A timeline of today's events:
--Plane crashes into tower of World Trade Center in lower
Manhattan, shortly before 9 a-m Eastern.
--Second plane crashes into the second tower of the World Trade Center, shortly after 9 a-m Eastern.
--President Bush, in Sarasota, Florida, calls the crashes "an
apparent terrorist attack" and a "national tragedy."
--An aircraft crashes near Pentagon, just outside of Washington D-C, in Northern Virginia, about 40 minutes after the attacks in New York.
--Government buildings in Washington, including the Capitol and the White House, are evacuated with officials citing a credible
threat of a terrorist attack.
--The Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all aircraft
takeoffs nationwide.
--Shortly after 10 a-m Eastern, one World Trade Center tower in New York collapses, about an hour after being hit by plane.
--American Airlines says one of the planes that crashed into the Trade Center was American Airlines Flight 11, hijacked after
takeoff from Boston en route to Los Angeles.
--Senior law enforcement officials say car bomb explodes outside of State Department in Washington, D-C. Federal protective services later denies car bomb attack occurred.
--Financial markets suspend trading in the wake of the attacks.
--Officials at Somerset County Airport say a large plane crashes in western Pennsylvania, about 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, at about 10:00 a-m. United Airlines later confirms the plane was United Flight 93, on its way from Newark, New Jersey, to San
Francisco. United also confirms a second plane, Flight 175 crashed
in an unknown location on its way from Boston to Los Angeles. The
planes had a total of 110 people aboard.
--The second tower of the World Trade Center collapses at 10:28 a-m Eastern.
--Fourth explosion rocks the collapsed remains of the World
Trade Center, at about 10:38 a-m.
--Authorities across the country go on alert, tightening
security at strategic facilities and evacuating high-profile
buildings. U-S monuments and museums in Washington D-C are closed.
--Securities and Exchange Commission says all U-S financial
markets are closed for the day.
--American Airlines confirms two planes, carrying a total of 156 people, are "lost".
--A high-ranking New York City police official says the number
of people killed or injured could be in the thousands.
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