This is what my whole post is based on. I hope you will never forget the 9.11.01 bombings.
I got this information from http://www.statisticbrain.com/911-death-statistics/
Here is a quite disturbing picture that gets me every time I see anything so terrifying.
| Statistic Verification |
| Source: 9/11 Commission |
| Research Date: 9.26.2012 |
| September 11 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against U.S. targets. Two planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center, a third plane hit the Pentagon, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. The attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction, triggering major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism and defining the presidency of George W. Bush. |
| Deaths by Area of Attack | Deaths |
| World Trade Center | 2,606 |
| Airlines | 246 |
| Pentagon Building | 125 |
| Hijackers | 19 |
| Total number of people who died in the 9/11 attacks | 2,996 |
| Casualties in the World Trade Center and Surrounding Area | Deaths |
| Residents of New York | 1,762 |
| Persons in North Tower (Tower 1) | 1,402 |
| Persons in South Tower (Tower 2) | 614 |
| Residents of New Jersey | 674 |
| Employees of Marsh Inc. | 355 |
| Firefighters | 343 |
| Employees of Aon Corporation | 175 |
| Port Authority police officers | 37 |
| Police officers | 23 |
| Paramedics | 2 |
| 1 firefighter was killed by a man who jumped off the top floors | |
| Casualties on the Airplanes | Deaths |
| American Airlines Flight 11 (North Tower) | 87 |
| United Airlines Flight 175 (South Tower) | 60 |
| American Airlines Flight 77 (Pentagon) | 59 |
| United Flight 93 (Shanksville, PA) | 40 |
| Casualties inside the Pentagon | Deaths |
| Military and civilian deaths | 125 |
