DN-SD-03-17514
Summary
Twisted wreckage and debris litter the grounds of the Pentagon following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night.
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faebot identified duplicates
photographs by michael w pendergrass
the pentagon on 12 september 2001
united states photographs taken on 2001 09 12
Date
12/09/2001
Location
Pentagon
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38.87095, -77.05526
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain