Anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the USA: tragedy in the most famous photos

The September 11 attacks 2001 in the USA/Collage 24 Channel

22 years ago, the world was rocked by a tragedy that became one of the largest terrorist attacks. The date September 11, 2001 is stamped in US history in blood. Then members of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda hijacked 4 passenger planes and sent them to the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon building.

The bloodiest terrorist attack in history claimed the lives of almost 3 thousand people and stunned the world. The United States is still recovering from the tragedy: it affected many families.

Photos and videos of the twin towers, which are burning and, like houses of cards, folding and covering New York with ashes and debris, have spread all over the world. Journalists from Channel 24 suggest remembering the terrible tragedy by looking at the most famous archival photos of the terrorist attack.

An airplane with the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York in the background

This is one of the most famous photos of the September 11 terrorist attacks. It depicts a plane that will soon crash into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. In the background, the top of the Northern Twin is already burning.

Photo by Carmen Taylor, AP

The Twin Towers engulfed in flames with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background

The photographer managed to capture the moment of the explosion and the powerful flames of fire that engulfed the twin towers of the World Trade Center with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. If you look closely, you can see in the photo how the powerful wave of the explosion causes debris from buildings to fly around.

Photo by Sarah Schwittek

Bush learns about the tragedy

Then US President George W. Bush was visiting an elementary school in Florida on the day of the tragedy. The photo captures the moment when he is informed about the terrible terrorist attack.

25 minutes later, Bush will make his first statement about what happened in New York. He will call the terrorist attack a “national tragedy.”

Photo by Doug Mills, AP

Freefall from the North Tower

One of the most famous photographs of the 9/11 tragedy depicts a man jumping out of desperation from the top floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center center.

The fact is that people on the upper floors of the tower were blocked and could not go down, since a number of floors below them had already been destroyed. A fire that caused high temperatures around, acrid smoke and hopelessness pushed people to take a terrible step.

Photo by Richard Drew, AP

Not only this man jumped from the tower to avoid being burned alive, according to various estimates, about 200 hostages of the tower could have done this. It is not known for certain who is shown in the photo.

People on the upper floors of the World Trade Center tower/Photo by Jeff Christensen

It has been hypothesized that the “falling man” in the photo could be Norberto Hernandez or Jonathan Eric Briley. Both were employees of the Windows on the World restaurant, which was located on the 106th and 107th floors of the World Trade Center, but this information was never officially confirmed.

“The Dust Lady”

One of the most famous photos of the tragedy. It depicts American Marcy Borders, who managed to survive the attack by al-Qaeda terrorists on the World Trade Center Twin Towers.

The woman worked in the Bank of America branch located in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. It was located 12 floors below where the terrorist plane crashed.

Photo by Stan Honda, AFP

Borders ran out of the building when the South Tower of the World Trade Center fell. She immediately attracted the photographer's attention. He captured on film the horror on the face of Marcy, who was dressed in a business suit and completely covered in ash and asbestos.

Many rescuers and people who survived died from toxic dust and fumes several years after the tragedy during the terrorist attack/Photo AP

It is known that after the tragedy the woman struggled with depression for a long time. She died in 2015 from cancer. It could have been caused by toxic fumes and hazardous dust that were released at the scene of the tragedy.

Firefighters with a US flag

Another famous photo from the 9/11 tragedy shows Brooklyn firefighters George Johnson (left) ), Dan McWilliams (center) and Billy Eisengrein. Men raise the US flag near the World Trade Center.

Photo by Thomas Franklin, AP

Escape

Photo shows people running for their lives , at the moment of the collapse of the South Tower of the World Trade Center.

Photo by Suzanne Plunket, AP

Children in front of a wall of missing persons

After the attacks, thousands of people searched for their loved ones among the victims and those injured in the tragedy. The photo of small children in front of a wall with missing persons lists still gives me goosebumps.

Photo by Yoni Brook, Washington Post

Firefighter drinks water in front of the nearly destroyed World Trade Center

Photo by Yoni Brook, Washington Post

Dawn after the attack

Photo was taken on 15 September, 4 days after the terrible tragedy. It shows a panorama of Lower Manhattan in dust and smog.

Photo by Dan Law, AP

Lights of Memory

At the site of those destroyed in the time of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers is now a memorial of memory. In memory of the bloody tragedy, the places where the towers stood are brightly illuminated.

Photo by Getty Images

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