Hijacking — Shanksville

Quand

11 sept. 2001

Type

Attentat terroriste

Tués

44

Position

Shanksville, Pennsylvania

Coordonnées

40.02° N, 78.91° W

Blessés

6

Attentat

Hijacking, Armed Assault

Cible

Private Citizens & Property, Government (General), Airports & Aircraft

Arme

Vehicle, Incendiary, Melee

Issue

Perpétré

Attentat-suicide

Oui

Revendiqué

Oui, 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 fourth of these attacks, occurring at 10:03 am local time, United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 passenger airplane, crashed en route from Newark, New Jersey to San Francisco, California. The plane crashed in a rural area of Pennsylvania near the town of Shanksville following a struggle for control of the plane between the passengers and four hijackers. Forty-four people, including 33 passengers, seven crew members, and four hijackers were killed in the crash. Six first responders were injured. Al-Qaida leaders including Osama bin Laden and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attacks in multiple videotaped interviews. Mohammed indicated in a 2002 interview with the Doha-based Al Jazeera News Network that the intended target of Flight 93 had been the United States Capitol Building located in Washington, DC.

D’après le résumé de l’attentat rédigé par la Global Terrorism Database elle-même.

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