| Not necessarily in order: -- Plane crashed into northern tower of World Trade Center approx 8:55 am.
-- Second plane crashes into southern tower of WTC 18 minutes later.
-- FBI investigating reports of foul play in World Trade Center plane crashes.
-- Sources tell CNN one of two planes that crashed into World Trade Center was an American Airlines 767.
-- Word is: American Airlines flight #11 bos @ 7:45AM to LAX
-- President Bush calls plane crashes at World Trade Center a terrorist act.
-- Significant fire at the Pentagon.
-- White House evacuated.
-- Reports of a fire in the west wing of the White house: unconfirmed.
-- Fire reported on National Mall in Washington
-- CNN confirms a plane hit the Pentagon.
-- One of World Trade Center towers collapses; another explosion? plane?
-- Fire forces evacuation of State Department
-- All flights in US grounded, planes must land at nearest airport.
-- Palestinian group claiming responsibility - later retracted
-- Report of explosion on Capitol Hill
-- Ten years ago: President Bush addressed Congress on the
Persian Gulf crisis, vowing that "Saddam Hussein will
fail" in his takeover of Kuwait.
-- Boston financial district being evacuated
-- Large buildings around country being evacuated
-- Reports that there may still be a plane hijacked on the
eastern corridor near DC.
-- International flights headed for the US being sent to Canada.
-- Update: Two AA planes, one with 90 aboard, one with 60
-- Second tower collapsed.
-- Capitol Hill explosion apparently misreported.
-- State Department explosion reportedly a car bomb.
-- Radio reporting another hijacked plane out of Pittsburgh on way to DC.
-- rumor: FAA building on route 7 in leesburg, VA got hit
-- DC metro closed, Boston MBTA closed, NYC bridges in/out closed
-- CBS is reporting a hijacked airplane circling over Dulles.
-- Also claiming a plane crash SE of Pittsburgh
-- F16 headed to intercept the plane headed for DC
-- According to Boston.com, everyone on east coast asked not to use cell phones.
-- retraction: no carbomb @ state dept
-- rumor: arafat has condemned the attacks
-- CBS reports 8 planes hijaked, 5 still airborne
-- WBUR/NPR/FBI: United plane crashed at camp david
-- Rumors of international hijacks including one over Paris.
-- rumor: "a security incident on parliament hill in canada"
-- CNBC: canada shuts all airports
-- according to CNBC, the plane crash outside of pits had90 people
-- Boston channel 7: 20,000 people in WTC at the time
-- taliban calling press conference?
-- CNN: F16 just downed an aircraft heading to DC
-- rumor: bomb in Stuyvesant High School in NY
-- CDC is preparing bio terrorism teams in Atlanta (just in case)
-- 164 passengers and crew members on two american airlines hijacked flights
-- United 93 is the fight number of plane that went down in PA.
-- Boston Channel 7 reports hearing further explosions in NYC. Maybe car bombs. |