UA 93 crashes
Disrupted Suicide AttackPart of 9-11
| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | United Airlines Flight 93 Hijackers | |
| Other Organization | 9-11 plotters | |
| Other Organization | Al-Qaeda | |
| Location | United Airlines Flight 93 Crash Site, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Time | 1003 local, Sept. 11, 2001 | |
| Victim Deaths | 40 | ||
| Attacker Deaths | 4 | ||
| Participants | Ziad Jarrah, Saeed al-Ghamdi, Ahmed al-Nami, Ahmed al-Haznawi | |
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | Jarrah flipped the plane on its back; a hijacker shouted "Allah is the greatest!" With passengers just outside the cockpit door, the plane crashed into an empty field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at 580 miles per hour. The plane was about 20 minutes from Washington D.C.; its target was either the U.S. Capitol or the White House.1 | |
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| Sources | |||
| 19-11 Commission Report, July 22, 2004, Chapter 1.1. | |||
| Photo: Government exhibit, United States vs. Moussaoui | |||
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