Hijacking — Arlington

When

11 Sep 2001

Kind

Terrorist attack

Killed

190

Where

Arlington, Virginia

Coordinates

38.88° N, 77.10° W

Wounded

106

Attack

Hijacking, Armed Assault

Target

Government (General), Military, Airports & Aircraft

Weapon

Vehicle, Incendiary, Melee

Outcome

Carried out

Suicide attack

Yes

Claimed

Yes, video

This was one of four related attacks that occurred in the United States that are known collectively as the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. In the third of these attacks, which occurred at 9:37 am local time, American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Five hijackers belonging to Al-Qaida hijacked the Boeing 757 aircraft on a flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to for Los Angeles International Airport and proceeded to fly the plane into the western side of the Pentagon. At least 190 people died as a result of the attack at the Pentagon. There were 53 passengers, six crew members and five hijackers on the plane, all of whom died on impact. In addition, 125 people died in the Pentagon due to the impact or in the resulting fire, and at least one first responder died as a result of illness contracted due to exposure to contaminants at the attack site. Al-Qaida leaders including Osama bin Laden and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attacks in multiple videotaped interviews.

From the Global Terrorism Database’s own summary of the attack.

• Global Terrorism DatabaseSTART, University of MarylandGTD terms of use: non-commercial, no redistribution

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