September 11 attacks

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aircraft hijacking historical event mass murder suicide attack terrorist attack

The September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist hijackings and suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against targets in the United States in 2001, resulting in massive loss of life and global political and security repercussions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft hijacking → historical event → mass murder → suicide attack → terrorist attack →
aircraftUsed	American Airlines Flight 11 → American Airlines Flight 77 → United Airlines Flight 175 → United Airlines Flight 93 →
airlineInvolved	American Airlines → United Airlines →
alsoKnownAs	9/11 → September 11, 2001 attacks →
claimedBy	Osama bin Laden →
commemoratedOn	September 11 →
commemorationName	Patriot Day →
countryAttacked	United States →
date	2001-09-11 →
fatalitiesApproximate	nearly 3000 →
fatalitiesCategory	civilians → firefighters → military personnel → police officers →
impact	expansion of global counterterrorism measures → major changes in global aviation security →
injuriesApproximate	over 6000 →
intendedTarget	United States Capitol → White House →
locationOfImpact	North Tower of the World Trade Center → Pentagon → South Tower of the World Trade Center → field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania →
memorial	Flight 93 National Memorial → National September 11 Memorial & Museum → Pentagon Memorial →
motive	Islamist extremism → anti-Americanism →
notableConsequence	expansion of U.S. intelligence surveillance programs → intensified airport security screening worldwide →
numberOfHijackedAircraft	4 →
numberOfHijackers	19 →
perpetrator	al-Qaeda →
planner	Osama bin Laden →
primaryTarget	Pentagon → World Trade Center →
principalArchitect	Khalid Sheikh Mohammed →
responsibleOrganizationType	jihadist militant organization →
result	collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers → partial collapse of World Trade Center 7 → severe damage to the Pentagon →
targetedArea	Shanksville, Pennsylvania →
targetedCity	Arlington, Virginia → New York City →
triggeredEvent	United States invasion of Afghanistan → War on terror → creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security → passage of the USA PATRIOT Act →
year	2001 →

Referenced by (85)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Homeland Security Act of 2002 → IRTPA → Public Law 108-458 → UN Security Council Resolution 1373 → USA PATRIOT Act ("September 11, 2001 attacks") →	motivatedByEvent
Flight 93 National Memorial → North Pool → South Pool → South Pool ("2001 World Trade Center attack") →	commemoratesEvent
Aviation and Transportation Security Act → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ("September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks") → Public Law 107-296 ("September 11, 2001 attacks") → Public Law 107-56 →	legislativeResponseTo
9/11 Commission Report → Public Law 107-306 ("September 11, 2001 attacks") → The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation → The Looming Tower →	subject
2001 fall of Kabul → Global War on Terrorism → Operation Noble Eagle →	hasCause
Bush at War → Falling Man → The Rising →	mainSubject
American Airlines Flight 11 → American Airlines Flight 77 → United Airlines Flight 93 →	partOf
Decision Points → Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 ("September 11, 2001 attacks") → Kean-Hamilton Commission →	topic
Kaseman Beckman Advanced Strategies ("September 11, 2001 attacks") → St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine →	associatedWithEvent
National September 11 Memorial & Museum → Pentagon Memorial →	commemorates
National Counterterrorism Center → Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area →	establishedAfter
Homeland Security Council of the United States → Transportation Security Administration →	formedAsResponseTo
Rudy Giuliani ("September 11, 2001 attacks") → South Tower of the World Trade Center →	notableEvent
FDNY → FDNY ("World Trade Center attacks") →	notableEventResponse
Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 → killing of Osama bin Laden →	relatedTo
Patriot Day → World Trade Center (reconstructed complex) →	significantEvent
Bush at War ("September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks") →	aboutEvent
September 11 attacks ("September 11, 2001 attacks") →	alsoKnownAs
United 93 →	basedOn
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →	cause
9/11 Commission Report ("September 11 attacks were a result of a failure of imagination, policy, capabilities, and management") →	concludesThat
Anderson Cooper →	coveredEvent
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority →	createdAsResponseTo
Pentagon →	damagedIn
107th United States Congress →	dealtWithEvent
Kaseman Beckman Advanced Strategies ("September 11, 2001 attacks") →	designedForEvent
original World Trade Center →	destroyedIn
North Tower of the World Trade Center →	destructionEvent
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 ("September 11, 2001 attacks") →	enactedAfter
U.S. Northern Command →	establishedInResponseTo
United Airlines Flight 175 →	event
Shanksville, Pennsylvania →	eventOccurredNear
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States →	focusEvent
107th United States Congress →	handledAftermathOf
Operation Enduring Freedom →	inceptionCause
The Rising →	inspiredBy
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed →	involvedIn
5 World Trade Center (planned) →	isPartOfRedevelopmentAfter
History of New York City →	keyEvent
Shanksville, Pennsylvania ("September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks") →	knownFor
al-Qaeda →	notableAttack
The New York Times →	notableEventCoverage
George W. Bush →	notableEventDuringTerm
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine →	originalDestroyedInEvent
Stellar Wind →	reasonForInitiation
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine →	rebuiltAfter
Zuccotti Park →	reconstructedAfter
Public Law 107-306 →	relatedEvent
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 →	relatedToEvent
Tom Brokaw →	reportedOn
Osama bin Laden →	responsibleFor
Zero Dark Thirty →	setInEvent
Cantor Fitzgerald ("September 11, 2001 attacks") →	sufferedEvent
GWOT →	triggeredBy
American Airlines Flight 11 →	usedIn
Lawrence Wright →	wroteAbout