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Events leading up to 9/11

By Dram
  • First World Trade Center completed

    First World Trade Center completed

  • Second World Trade Center Completed

    Second World Trade Center Completed

  • Al- Qaeda

    Al- Qaeda

    Osama Bin Laden founded al-Qaeda
  • Mohamed Atta arives in Germany

    Mohamed Atta arives in Germany

    Atta was an Egyptian hijacker. Hijacker of American Airlines flight 11.
  • World Trade Center Bombing

    World Trade Center Bombing

    Truck bomb detonated below the North tower.

  • Planning of Operation Bojinka

    Plan was to assassinate the Pope and to blowup 11 airlines from Asia to U.S.

  • Said Bahaji and Ramzi bin al-Shibh arrive in Germany

    Operation Bojinka foiled. Bahaji provided financial support for the attack. Shibh seen as a key facilitator in attack.

  • Marwan al-Shehhi and Ziad Jarrah arrive in Germany

    Sehhi crashed United Airlines flight 175 into the South Tower. Jarrah crashed United Airlines flight 93 into a rural field.
  • Zakariyah Essabar arrives in Germany

    Zakariyah Essabar arrives in Germany

    Essabar was heavily associated with al-Qaeda

  • Germany starts recruiting

    Germany begins to gather all people to prepare for the attack.
  • US Embassy bombings

    US Embassy bombings

    Truck explosions in two East African cities.

  • Hamburg cell formed

    Group of Radical Islams based in Hamburg, Germany

  • al-Qaeda Summit

    Pilots are now being trained in the United States. Summits purpose was to plan attacks.
  • USS Cole

    USS Cole

    Targeted by the al-Qaeda in Yemeni. KIlled 17, injured 39

  • Hijackers head to U.S.

    Financial support
  • 9/11

    9/11

    8:14am- Flight 11 hijacked
    8:42am- Flight 175 hijacked
    8:46am- Flight 11 crashes into North tower
    8:50am- Flight 77 hijacked
    9:28am- Flight 93 hijacked
    9:58am- South tower collapses
    10:28am- North tower collapses