The world series attack was a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks<span> by the </span>Islamic terrorist<span> group </span>al-Qaeda<span>on the </span>United States<span> on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
</span> the islamic terrrorist group killed 2,996 people, injured over 6,000 others<span>, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.. </span> Four passenger airliners<span> operated by two major U.S. passenger </span>air carriers<span> (</span>United Airlines<span> and </span>American Airlines<span>) were </span>hijacked<span> by </span>19 al-Qaeda terrorists<span>.
Two of the planes, </span>American Airlines Flight 11<span> and </span>United Airlines Flight 175<span>, were crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the </span>World Trade Center<span>complex in </span>New York City<span>.
Within an hour and 42 minutes, both 110-story </span>towers collapsed<span>, with debris and the resulting fires causing partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the World Trade Center complex, including the 47-story </span>7 World Trade Center<span> tower, as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures.
A third plane, </span>American Airlines Flight 77<span>, was crashed into </span>the Pentagon<span> (the headquarters of the </span>United States Department of Defense<span>) in </span>Arlington County, Virginia<span>, leading to a partial collapse of the building's western side.
The fourth plane, </span>United Airlines Flight 93<span>, initially was steered toward </span>Washington, D.C.<span>, but crashed into a field in </span>Stony creek Township<span> near </span>Shanksville, Pennsylvania<span>, after its passengers tried to overcome the hijackers.
9/11 was the single </span>deadliest incident for firefighters<span> and </span>law enforcement officers[4]<span> in the </span>history of the United States<span>, with 343 and 72 killed respectively.</span>
The Roman Empire became less stable over the course of the Third to Fifth centuries CE. Historians point to internal divisions as well as repeated invasions from tribes such as the Huns and the Visigoths as reasons why the Empire fell. The fall of the Western Roman Empire occurred in 476 CE.