The aftermath 14 September 2001 Congress authorises military actionĬongress passes legislation authorising "Use of Military Force Against Terrorists", which is signed on 18 September by Mr Bush. 9.30am Faller kills firefighter on ground Seven minutes later, the plane is turned round and heads towards Washington DC. One passenger calls his wife telling her the plane has been hijacked, and that another passenger has died after a stabbing.Īfter she tells him about the WTC attacks, he says he has heard the hijackers speak about crashing his plane. In the following minutes, air traffic controllers hear the sounds of a struggle, moans from one of the pilots and a flight attendant being silenced. On Flight 93, hijackers attempt to take over the aircraft.īut with only three "muscle men" as the FBI later dubbed them, and with the pilots knowing the World Trade Center had been hit, it is not as easy for them to do so. He later gives a televised speech at the school to youngsters and teachers at which he says two planes had crashed into the WTC "in an apparent terrorist attack on our country". Bush speaks to children, staff and the media at Booker Elementary Schoolīush is moved to a neighbouring classroom by the US Secret Service, where he and senior officials monitor what is taking place.
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