Question

The planes hijacked on September 11,2001,were flown toward targets in New York City and

Answer 1

Answer:

The planes hijacked on September 11,2001,were flown toward targets in New York City and  Washington D.C.

Explanation:

The attacks of 11 September 2001 were a series of four terrorist attacks on the United States. On Tuesday morning, 11 September 2001, 19 al-Qaeda members seized four commercial aircraft, two of which crashed into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon crashed the other on a field in Somersetshire in Pennsylvania although passengers attempted to regain control of the plane following its occupation by hijackers.

About 3000 people died in the attacks, including the kidnappers. The US response was to start a "War on Terror" by invading Afghanistan in an attempt to overthrow the Taliban who had sheltered al-Qaeda terrorists, the organization that was responsible for the attack.

Answer 2

Answer: Washington D.C.

Explanation: On September 11 2001, 19 militants associated with the extremist group hijacked four airplanes and carried out attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington D.C.

The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was initially flown toward Washington D.C. but crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, after passengers thwarted the hijackers.

The flights, bound for California, were chosen because the planes were loaded with fuel for the long transcontinental journey and soon after takeoff, they commandeered the four planes and took the controls, transforming ordinary passenger jets into guided missiles.