Terrorist Pilot. He was the ringleader of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks which destroyed the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, killing 2,977 people and injuring thousands more. On the morning of September 11, Atta boarded American Airlines Flight 11, which he and his team then hijacked. Atta took control of the plane and crashed it into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. The crash led to the collapse of the tower and the deaths of over 1,600 people.
Terrorist Pilot. He was the ringleader of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks which destroyed the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, killing 2,977 people and injuring thousands more. On the morning of September 11, Atta boarded American Airlines Flight 11, which he and his team then hijacked. Atta took control of the plane and crashed it into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. The crash led to the collapse of the tower and the deaths of over 1,600 people.
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