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A truck bomb explodes in the parking garage under the World Trade Center, killing six civilians and injuring more than 1,000 civilians. A group of Islamic extremists where later convicted of the crime.
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At the United States- Saudi military facility in Riyadh, two bombs exploded killing seven people, five of those were Americans. Osama bin Laden was later blamed for the attack
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Near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Bin Laden followers detonated a bomb at the United States military base, killing 19 American soldiers and injuring hundreds of Americans and Saudi Arabians
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The Taliban was suspected of giving bin Laden refuge, where he then completes the takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan
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U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, were bombed, leaving more than 250 people dead, including 12 Americans that were killed in Kenya, and injuring 5,000 people. Due to this attack, the United States launched airstrike attacks on suspected terrorist group camps in Sudan and Afghanistan.
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FBI accuses Osama Bin Laden of declaring "Jihad" against the United States. The complaint also claims that Bin Laden also began Al Qaeda that same year to promote Islamic fundamentalism and drive non-Muslims out of Muslim countries
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Bin Laden was charged with the bombings of the United States embassies
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Al- Qaeda members head to the United States to train in flying school
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In Yemen, suicide bombers attacked the United States Navy destroyer, USS Cole, blowing a hole on the outside and killing 17 sailors. U.S. officials suspect Bin Laden was involved.
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Due to the Taliban refusing to turn over Bin Laden to the U.S. for trial, the U.N. inflicts new economic sanctions against the Taliban
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Four passenger airplanes were hijacked by 4 trained terrorist pilots and 15 other terrorists. Two were crashed into the World Trade Center, both the South and North towers, one was crashed into the Pentagon, and the other crashed in Pennsylvania. Both the South and North towers collapsed under the heat of the flames. 2,996 people were killed and over 6,000 were injured. This is the most historic terrorist attack in the United States.
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The purpose of this time line was to show all the events that lead up to the disaster of 9/11. This topic intrigues me and also makes me sad, but also proud to be an American. America came back from this disaster with so much pride and hope.
Citation:
Timeline: Key Events Leading Up to Sept. 11. (n.d.). Retrieved May 23, 2017, from http://www.foxnews.com/story/2002/09/05/timeline-key-events-leading-up-to-sept-11.html
